Bondage Bonus

These de Mullotto pieces are the last of those received from the very generous Bridgitte, a bonus of bondage art from a fine young lady who has enjoyed a close relationship with the artist.

 

As noted in prior posts, these represent some of the earliest attempts of any artist to compose work of this nature in a CG environment. Today, the discipline has been well refined. I post them here for the sake of completion.

 

The artist worked as an illustrator in a variety of fields simultaneously, but signed these works "de Mullotto" to protect his professional identity.

Mark of the Master, his epic of Satanic bondage and submission, was recently reprinted by 'Wet Angel', a division of Creation Books. The quality of the 'Stanton Archives' original (1980) is definitely superior in terms of printing and reproduction, but the reprint is worth having if you don't have the Stanton version.

In the new printing, the text font has has been changed, and a double-page spread that appeared in the center of the 'Stanton Archives' version now appears across the inside of the glossy front and back covers.    

 

Wherever you are today, Mr. de Mullotto, I wish you well.

The Genius of deMullotto

 

On April 15, 2009, I wrote up my first deMullotto post:

http://phantomofpulp.blogspot.com/2009/04/potent-art-of-de-mullotto-strong.html

deMullotto is the brush name (?) for a Michigan-based artist who has created some of the most extraordinary B/D-S/M art I have ever seen.

My introduction to him was the publication 'Mark of the Master'.

An accomplished, commercial graphic artist in the entertainment business, he chose the name deMullotto in order to separate his B/D-S/M work from his bread and butter work; in a close-minded business, this decision enabled him to labor comfortably in both worlds.

Shortly, 'Mark of the Master' will be re-published by Creation Books.

The Creation Books printing of 'Mark of the Master' is the first volume in their Satanic Archives series.

After my initial post, I was contacted by a generous woman named Bridgette, a lifetime submissive.

 Bridgette is the model in this image

Bridgette is a trusted friend of and has worked with Mr. deMullotto, and was kind enough to inform me that he's been very sick. Due to his illness, he is now unable to use his hands to create the magnificent art he once did.

After a couple of email exchanges, Bridgette sent me jpegs of the pieces now appearing in today's blog.

 

 

Unlike deMullotto's earlier work, these are Photoshopped creations; deMullotto was one of the first artists to use Photoshop for work of this nature. Now much imitated, he pioneered a fresh and provocative form of computer graphics, and was at the forefront of a game-changing movement.

I hope you enjoy them.

They represent some of the final creations of a truly great artist whose talents are not as widely known as they should be.

I wish the ailing Mr. deMullotto well.

 

The Potent Art of de Mullotto (Strong Material)

I stumbled on the work of de Mullotto when I was gathering the works of FE Campbell and Robert Bishop. de Mullotto's illustrations grace the covers of paperbacks from House of Milan and Bizarre Library/Star Distributors.


The story, credited to Turk Winter, opens with this:


Mark of the Master, de Mullotto's illustrated S/M horror story of a young woman kidnapped by a Satanic cult, piqued my interest with its graphic, powerful imagery.

I don't remember paying $8 for it. More like $48.

These illustrations certainly provide a contrast to Bishop's more evocative, lyrical work.

The plot involves Satan's search for a Queen. Being Satan, he has unorthodox courting methods:



Much of this feels and reads like a lurid porno paperback.

I find the artist's illustration odd but fascinating.

It's not surprising at all that de Mullotto joined forces with Eric Stanton's New York City-based Stanton Archives after Stanton called the artist to express admiration for his work.

According to his website, de Mulotto produced 8000 drawings between '68 and '85.

Although S/M * B/D art are his passions, he also custom painted motorcycles and did many commissions for a loyal client base.

Recently, I came across some interesting computer-generated art that I suspected was the work of de mullotto. I was right.

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Harder, nastier de Mullotto website at:

http://www.d3mullottoextreme.com/

Softer site at:

http://www.demullotto.com/