Sven Ra, a lifelong poet, erotic artist, & visionary. With hundreds of pages of poetry to his name & several complete works, Sven has taken his creative expression to new heights by merging the worlds of erotic art & poetic essence. His captivating work has been showcased in fine art shows and even inspired an erotic tarot deck. Beyond the canvas, Sven has trained with leading teachers of tantra, qigong, & yogic arts, & has designed the ultimate tantric massage experience. Overall, the innovator-cum-artist is interested in probing the historic relationships between artist, model, and viewer. What’s more, his art asks spectators to consider the values associated with contemporary forms of love and shifting conceptions of beauty? As such, his highly provocative images might be taken as twenty-first century elaborations on historical meditations of love, from the Greek myths of Hylas and Daphne to the German Romantic operas of Richard Wagner, such as Tannhäuser. A small number of works in the show also take aim at censorship protocols within the tech community, specifically as it pertains to nudity, sexuality, and artistic expression.
