12/03/2014

Weird Sex


The acts SeedFeeder depicts aren't weird, but the plastic, detached style in which they're rendered is bizarrely matter-of-fact, like the airline safety pamphlets that the illustrator says inspired them.


As demanded by their subject matter, the drawings are anything but shy. They boldly run the gamut of sexuality, from deep-throating to tribadism, pegging to the ol' Viennese Oyster (much more vanilla than it sounds).

Some wouldn't consider it art, but it's not porn, either. The drawings are educational, but they serve a purpose beyond illustration. By rendering intense acts of coupling in a sterile, almost instructional manner, Seedfeeder's drawings have a normalizing effect on bedroom play that some might consider taboo.

Although he isn't solely responsible for all the depictions of sex acts on Wikipedia, SeedFeeder's work has been a magnet for both ridicule and controversy. As Gawker notes, some Wikipedia users saw racist or sexist undertones in his work, which ultimately led some of the images to be removed from English-language versions of the site.

The artist has dismissed such criticism as "the prejudices and concerns of the small-minded." 

On his user page, SeedFeeder has choice words for users who suggest that adescription of the acts he depicts would suffice:

I come from a philosophical viewpoint that every Wikipedia article should have all forms of media available associated with it. Images, audio, and video. All articles, without exception. So any argument predicated on "an image isn't necessary" is one that carries absolutely zero weight. 

None.

He's been similarly blunt towards those concerned that kids might find his work, writing that "if your children are actively searching for these kind of topics... it's because they already have a slight idea of them... and they feel ready to know more."

Despite those strong words, it seems SeedFeeder has given up illustrating sex acts.


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