KINK feature: Girth of Venus

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artist: Girth of Venus
Birmingham, England, UK • Dublin, Ireland
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(images featured below will also appear in the KINK book. available in the shop now.)

Your work in five words or less?
Hole pic in a locket.

What are your personal kinks?
Spanking, nipple play, and my Etsy paycheck.

Turn-ons?
Vintage clothing, second hand book stores, red hats. And again- nipple play.

Turn-offs?
Deodorant.

Favorite subject?
Literature and Greek myths. The more tragic, the better.

Ideal place to display your work?
A Japanese love hotel.

Favorite non-art pastime?
Reading is pretty much my main driving force for inspiration. That and obscure 90s anime.

Most memorable project?
My lovers pride print.

Art crush?
Erte is probably where I draw the most influence from. There’s a lot of tongue-in-cheek romance and luxury in his work that resonates. But classical fairy tale illustrators like Harry Clarke and Hiroshima Ikeda are big faves too.

Personal crayon color?
Botticelli Halo Gold.

What is unique about your process?
The main focus is doing brown hairy bodies in a romance that I didn’t get to see growing up. That’s developed into a lot of techniques I’m proud to have under my belt. Fabric, body hair, water and playing with light are my main strengths.

Why make art?
I don’t want to work in coffee shops anymore. 

What’s next?
Some life drawing classes, a tarot deck one day- and some more cute tees.