Leather Artists
The Artist Spotlight is The Twisted Bear’s way of featuring artists that we think you should get to know -- whether it's for the first time or for the first time in a while.
Virtually all kinds of art form and mediums are featured, so check out the Spotlight and get acquainted with a wide variety of artists.
Neil Bruce - Bearotica
Neil Bruce is a BearoticArt. He and his partner of 13 years Gorden live in NYC. His work has been published BQ, Big Men's Quarterly, 100% Beef, Gay Trucker Magazine and many others.
Ono Ludwig - Berlin
We met Ono several years ago in Berlin. A photograph of a semi-nude boxer by the name of Uwe caught husbear's eye. It now hangs in our living room. Ono and his partner Jens live in Berlin and his work has graced the covers on mnay of the gay and fetish publications in Europe.
Rich Trove - San Francisco
Rich lives in the Bay Area and has been photographing leather events since 1994. He is a staff photographer for A Bear's Life magazine, and has had his work in The SF Bay Times, Bay Area Reporter, Gloss and BearParty Magazine.
Sepp of Vienna
We has a chance to chat with the artist know as Sepp of Vienna. Sepp Engelmaier comes from the northern part of Lower Austria.
For more than 11 years, Sepp has lived with his partner Frank in Vienna. Social responsibility in the fetish scene and social areas are a priority for these two motorbike and Bicycle riders. Sepp is a co-founder of the gay leather and motorcycle community – LMC Vienna.