Art has always pushed boundaries of social acceptability and continually redefines notions of aesthetic beauty and offensive material. Artist Robert WK Clarks erotic series is no exception. In this series of sexually explicit images, Clark takes what is normally considered lewd, vulgar and offensive for his subject matter, and captures and portrays it in a way that compels its beholders to acknowledge its beauty and artistic significance.
The images all portray women experiencing the sense of touch in erogenous zones such as the neck, the breast, the vagina. Yet, the closeness of the subjects to the artists lens conveys a sense of intimacy that counteracts against the offensive, abrasive nature of the explicit images. In addition, the...