Tom of Finland
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Tom of Finland, a moniker of Touko Laaksonen, was a Finnish illustrator best known for his distinctively stylized homoerotic drawings. An influential aesthetic force in late 20th-century gay culture, his illustrations were rendered in grayscale graphite and often featured uniformed men with exaggerated musculature and genitalia either performing or implying sexual activities. โI almost never draw a completely naked man,โ he once explained. โTo me, a fully dressed man is more erotic than a naked one. A naked man is, of course, beautiful, but dress him in black leather or a uniformโah, then is more than beautiful, he is sexy!โ Both the content and militaristic style of his work was informed by the artistโs time spent serving in the Finnish armed forces, and he originally began creating his erotic drawings for his own entertainment. The critical reception of his work has shifted in tandem with changing political landscapesโprior to the 1970s, Laaksonen's art was either censored or rejected by mainstream culture, whereas after the end of the 20th century, his illustrations have been championed by gay activists and fine arts institutions alike. In 2013, the exhibition โBob Mizer