FYI – this concept of removing the figures from porn began with a feature called “Obscene Interiors” on my website JustinSpace.com in 1999 and was covered shortly after by The New York Times and other publications. My collection of online male personal ads with the figures grayed out became a book, “Obscene Interiors: Hardcore Amateur Decor” published in 2004 by Baby Tattoo.
http://www.justinspace.com/obscene/book.html
This Brandt Botes person (aka Von Brandis) you’ve mentioned was clearly “inspired” by my work.

“inspired” is putting it nicely!

A guy named Charles Cohen did this a while ago too.

http://www.promulgator.com

Surely Von Brandis didn’t copy anyone; he has a submission up at Threadless so he MUST be serious artist, right?

Thanks for featuring my set on your blog. Since doing this in 2001, i got told about the original Obscene Interiors by Justin (post at the top) a few years later. I loved what he did to personal ads and the commentary he wrote – more than that i couldn’t think of a more apt description than Obscene Interiors. I carelessly hi-jacked the name end 2007 when i published my set on Flickr, without asking permission or giving credit.

When created, it was done so without knowing anything about Justin’s work. For me it revolved around a love of wallpaper and pattern – something found in excess in 70’s porn. Once the figures were removed, it became a “guess the position” scenario to boot.

Justin – apologies for using your name. I will change it. Other than that similarities between the work is purely coincidental.

It’s all good. There’s plenty of porn to go around.

lewis klahr worked with this idea in his 1994 collage animation called “downs are
feminine”

http://www.canyoncinema.com/K/Klahr.html