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For Immediate Release:

"The Erotic Show"

"From subtle to pornographic and everything in between"

e-rot-ic ( i rot ik), adj. 1. Of or dealing with sexual love. 2. Arousing or satisfying sexual desire.

Just the utter mention of the word erotic raises eyebrows. Some good, some bad. The word erotic means so many things to so many people. In the 19th century, it was paintings like Ingres ‘Odalisque’ that defined erotic: a nude woman with flawless milky white skin and voluptuous curves lounging on luxurious fabrics. Today it is defined by artists like Leila Swan and her subtle yet highly erotic Orchids. To Shinko: a subtle suggestion or flirtation of attraction and romance. To Eric Kroll it’s an illegal sex act in a dark alley. A beautiful young woman with a colorful tattoo on the back of her neck. Or a pornstar with a piercing on a body part that sounds too painful to speak of. To John Gruenwald it is a sensual pencil sketch of ones lover during an intimate moment in time. To Ewik it’s a sexy woman holding a 9MM-hand gun. To another: your boyfriend gagged and bound to the bed. Eating strawberries off your lover. Or maybe you’re the type that likes to watch. Roses and candles, or whips and chains…

Whatever turns you on, come by The Shooting Gallery in June to see it all in beautiful artworks by incredible artists. The recently opened gallery is having it’s first annual erotic show with local artists as well as artists from around the country. Whether you like fetish photography or sensual oil paintings, pornographic stills or erotic orchids, chicks with guns or beautiful nude lithographs. You won’t be disappointed or left feeling unsatisfied.

"The Erotic Show"
Showing June 10 through July 15
Reception for the artists June 12, 2003 7pm-11pm at
The Shooting Gallery
839 Larkin @ Geary
Phone: (415) 931-8035 - Fax: (415) 931- 5943
www.shootinggallerysf.com