EASTER TRIBUTE TO J.C.

An Easter Tribute to Jesus, 

And other dying-rising-god archetypes 

Photography by Mikel Marton

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HAPPY BELTANE

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MIKEL MARTON

MODEL: ADAM C; AGE 18

I am the stag of seven tines;

I am the wide flood on the plain;

I am the shining tear of the sun;

 I am a god that sets the head afire with smoke."

Like a fire marking  the end of winter's gloom, Adam's spritely beauty feeds the melting bloom.

Happy Spring-time, Truly.

S O U N D & V I S I O N : 

Austra "Lose It"

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BELLEPHORON ET PEGASUS

(Self Portraits avec mon velo, Pegasus)

MINE AGAIN: ANOTHER MOLESKIN VIRGINITY

To those who ever may have wondered what's inside my moleskin:

THE PRINCE AND THE SEA WITCH
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happy birthday to me

Naked, as the day I was Born.

Listening to Japanese Pop.
March 2nd, 2009

A wake-and-bake morning in my birthday suit deserved a little web cam commemoration.

Pray for Spring

(Self Portraits)

"Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart."

MIKEL and his HOLGA

I used to have a Holga camera when I was 16. I, an angsty teen at the time was unable to be as careful as one should be with a camera made of plastic, had knocked the damn thing into pieces.

Holga is a cheaper, medium format, plastic toy camera appreciated for it's reliably unreliable results. The plastic construction and simple lens creates unique photos often with blurred distorted edges, vignetting, and flares from light leaks. The double exposure option c'est tres bon.

I wanted to play around with this medium again, now that I have a half a clue what I am doing so I bought another this past week and did some test shots with a beautiful young Greek friend of mine, Andoni. The above being one of the results.

For information on how to acquire my limited edition pieces, please contact my gallery: Envoy. NYC

NY ARTS MAGAZINE FEATURE

Check out the article "RIOTING FANTASIES", about myself (alongside self portrait: HE-VENUS) which is featured in the newest November/December issue of NY ARTS Magazine.

Rioting Fantasies

"I have always found erotica to be the most stimulating type of activism. It appeals to every aspect of myself: the artist, the dreamer, the lover, the exhibitionist, and the rebel. As the artist, it only made sense to explore these aspects of my sexuality and myself from both sides of the camera. With responsibility to my vision, through my eyes (and body) I want to express the male body in a challenging, yet sensitive way—giving the viewer a unique opportunity to step inside a stylized version of my own sexual fantasies.... "

Pick up a copy, or read the rest of the article here.

REMEMBER SUMMER?

It was not so long ago, but summer seems like but a sweet distant memory. Since it's so fucking cold here in Montreal, lets warm up on a little summer reminiscence:

Last August, my series "Android" was displayed in the Summer 08 "Sensual or Sexual?" issue of the Paris-based magazine Pref Mag No. 27.

The photos are accompanied with an article about me, and some of my thoughts on the piece; However, it's in French. I DO know what I was thinking when I was first sketching out this series (as all my series start as illustrations), and the gist is: Technology is addictive. Rapid technological advance is suicide. Eden can be considered as pre-industrial world, the long stillness before the machine, and the like. This was but one of the series I shot along this line, while the others are pending publication.

Android is a robotic boy misinterpreting humanity, as he aspires to it. Here is the full series, with a few that hadn't been published in the magazine. For information on how to acquire my limited edition pieces, please contact my gallery: Envoy, NYC.

Trick or Treat. Give me something good to eat.

Halloween is certainly my favorite Holiday. It's a day where we can celebrate what many of us fear the most, Death.

On Halloween morning (since I was a small boy) I always start the day by leaving out food for the dead, and a funeral lantern lit so that the lost souls may find their way.

For this special occasion, I shall leave you with a few brand new BEEFCAKE inspired SELF PORTRAITS. A mix of 50's porn, and vintage "Beef Cake" erotica.

Not quite my Halloween costume, but almost as baring.

It's raining, and New York calls...

("Rain", an unreleased photo from my series, "Phantom")

It's raining, and cold in Montreal, and I'm drinking a giant bowl of coffee and planning my upcoming trip (and perhaps my future) in NYC.

Perhaps I will be a phantom for Halloween, wear a giant sheet with nothing undearneath.

For prints, please contact my gallery: Envoy, NYC.

October's Boy: Will

As featured on EVB's boy of the week, this heterosexual hombre isn't just a bilingual beauty, he is also one of the most down to earth boy's I've had the pleasure of undressing. As summer closes, I thought it fitting to capture his essence with a 70's inspired series I call, "LOVE".

Here are a few from of the yet to be released series. For information on how to acquire my limited edition pieces, please contact my gallery: Envoy, NYC.

DICKS A-HOY!

SOME NAUTICAL NUDITY AND A SELF-PORTRAIT SAILOR SALUTE to kick off the launch of my EROTIC PHOTOGRAPHY & SELF PORTRAIT BLOG. Here, you will be constantly up-to-date on projects, self-portraits, exhibitions and publications of your favorite "EROTIC MALE PHOTOGRAPHER", and renowned exhibitionist.

As elusive and escapist as I can be, I HAVE been around; And have been very well, busy creating many new series for publication and exhibition.

I will still be running my website (toxicboy.net), but this blog will provide new access to the current events, projects, and erotic happenings of yours truly.

With Briney Love,

Mikel