KINK feature: Super Twunk
Sneakers No. 1 (high-quality prints available in the shop)
artist: Super Twunk
Buffalo, New York, USA
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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?
Hairy. Textured. Vibrant. Kinky. Limitless.
What are your personal kinks?
I enjoy servicing and being used. To completely relinquish control to another person is so erotic. A friend once said, “You don’t have any kinks, you just let people do their kinks to you.” I think that, in itself, is a kink.
Turn-ons?
I like to surround myself with artists and creatives. Collaboration is so key these days. Sexually you could say the same, but groups of men will always take priority for me in the bedroom.
Turn-offs?
Artists unwilling to lend their wisdom to less-experienced artists. I think we have a social responsibility to garner a sense of community.
Favorite subject?
Hairy men- the kinkier the better. Which isn’t to say that’s all I draw. I also like taking on soft, sensual female forms. I feel like a bond is created between muse and artist that is unlike any other experience.
Favorite non-art pastime?
Dancing, raving, making costumes, connecting, organizing events. It’s a continuation of community. We’ve only got one shot at life and to connect folks and create genuine sense of place is a huge turn on for me.
Most memorable project?
I was tasked alongside Ari Moore, a local trans woman and activist to create a mural in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood- where the gays are. It celebrates the largely unnoticed queer history of the area.
Art crush?
J. C. Leyendecker, a queer artist and illustrator who was largely closeted but created many great pieces with underlying queer themes. His work is so well-executed and compositionally perfect, I’m in awe.
Personal crayon color?
Bisexual BluePink. You can see it in a lot of my work. The gradation between these two colors, a deep blue and a magenta, makes for a really high contrast that I rather enjoy.
What is unique about your process?
What’s unique about my process is that I start with a photograph or reference, charcoal transfer it, then begin color and line after. So much emphasis is on digital art these days that I have become an old artist shaking his fist at the sun. I do respect and admire digital artists, though. I feel like creativity is crystalized through advancing new and different processes in representing our experiences.
Why make art?
It’s just what I was born to do, but it wasn’t until I found a unique voice through erotica that I really hit my stride. No artist is as great as they can be until they’ve been through years of experience and experimentation. It is my hope to take the veil off of queer bodies with my work. As a part time nudist and full time ho, I think its such a shame we’re forced to hide with our beautiful bodies.
What’s next?
I am developing a series of paintings focusing on everything I’ve been talking about. I plan on moving to a mix of male and female bodies, and everyone in between. I think to produce a body of work that reflects all that I find beautiful is something I can look back on and be proud of.
