Are you ready to download erotic backgrounds for phone with sexy girls and nude babes? Nick Cave recently launched a new merch store called Cave Things, selling polaroids and ceramic trinkets, with proceeds benefitting CoS and independent artists impacted by the pandemic. But one item that's not selling is his adult nude wallpaper. European eroticism took a beating in the dark ages - but there were still some bright sparks, like Pascale Risbourg's toile de Jouy wallpaper that captures the indulgent delinquency of 18th Century gin-fuelled nights out.
Pompeii is famous for its plastercasts and its hot girl wallpapers and paintings, but it's also a rich Roman city with temples, baths, public toilets and Colosseum-inspired arenas. Its grid-planned streets, aqueducts and shops document an active life that was interrupted by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 AD.
Pompeians honored their dead with elaborate tombs and costly grave goods. They also solemnly commemorated their deceased relatives at shrines dotted throughout Pompeii, including the Forum. These shrines were dedicated to various gods and goddesses and also to some mysterious guardian spirits known as lararia. It is a good thing, that you can download sexy wallpapers for desktop nowadays.
The city's surprisingly pristine condition shocked and amazed archaeologists when it was discovered in the 18th century. Visitors can stroll through the remains of luxurious private villas, imagining what it was like to live there during the heyday of Roman culture. Some of the houses are adorned with high ceilings, animal artwork and household objects. Others have a hortus (private garden) with statues and plants.
Whether it's group sex, peccadillos or the occasional erection, Europeans have always had a unique relationship with sexuality - it's indulged in public but more often than not a little bit naughty. Pascale Risbourg's reworking of traditional Jouy canvas brings a touch of humor to this genre, depicting a priapic prince and comely lasses having a chat while slouching around on a chaise longue.
It's not all been plain sailing since Pompeii though - as the world went through a gin-fuelled sexy phase in the 19th Century, European eroticism took a knock. Thankfully, Eastern Cultures continued to be a little more risque and publicly appreciate carnal pleasures. Until the 1960s, that is, when country after country decriminalized homosexuality and homosexual art and literature was allowed to shine in the light of day. Then it was just a case of finding somewhere to hang it.