Terrible News

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

Active Naturists

Dear readers

With great sorrow I write to tell you that dear Kirill Tokarev passed away on March 15.

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Kirill was vacationing in Miami and was struck by a car on February 23 while biking to a naked yoga class.

My name is Alex. Kirill lived for the last year with my family in Harlem, New York. Since his accident his friends and family have worked together to organize his affairs, including getting access to his blog, which we’ve finally accomplished this week.

Kirill was a beautiful man and he is sorely missed.

I know there are many readers and contributors to Active Naturists. Please send comments on how you would like this blog to continue to exist. Feel free also to leave remembrances.

I apologize in advance if the discussion does not go smoothly, as I am still learning how to use this platform.

Yours

Alex

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Drawing the Dance!

Posted on June 1, 2017 by

NYC Drawing the Dance hosts amazing workshops where artists can draw live dancers in motion. Organizer Sangeeta Yesley brings in professional dancers who move/perform/dance in front of the artists while the artists make drawings or paintings of them. There are three thirty-minute segments with short breaks in-between. It’s a rare opportunity for artists to try to capture live movement. I highly recommend it!

Next workshop of draw/paint the dancers (JUNE 3, 2017, 11:30AM-1PM). The featured dance company for this workshop will be the awesome dance company – CoreDance Contemporary.  Check out their Facebook Page as well.  tickets on EventBrite

Here are some images from past workshops:

A time-lapse video of Shungaboy:

 

NYC Drawing the Dance:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nycdrawingthedance/
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Drawing-the-Dance-Workshop-Meet-Up/
Next workshop of draw/paint the dancers (JUNE 3, 2017, 11:30AM-1PM): tickets on EventBrite

ABOUT SHUNGABOY. Shungaboy is an artist and a nudist. He specializes in vibrant paintings of men, with a focus on dancers. He is also seeking work as a figure drawing model. He lives and works in New York City.
Website: http://shungaboy.com
Life Model Reel: https://vimeo.com/203457516
Videos: https://vimeo.com/shungaboy

I’m also working on a few other things:

Dirty Little Drawings, an online art gallery of some of the artists from the exhibition
Website: https://www.dirtylittledrawings.com
Blog: https://dirtylittledrawings.wordpress.com

Men’s Naked Drawing Group NY, a figure drawing group for nudist/naturist men
Website: https://www.mensnakeddrawing.com

Ask me a question:

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Bodypainting Photoshoot, Sept 2016

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

Last fall, I collaborated with photographer @misterburris, who shoots bodypainting events, among other things. We wanted to do a photo shoot of body painting in a private outdoor setting. My nudist friend Shai agreed to paint with me and my artist/nudist friend Chuck graciously agreed to host.

Here are the photos of Shai and me painting each other.

@misterburris
tumblr: https://misterburris.tumblr.com
Twitter: @misterburris

Shai’s Nude Events:
Website: https://www.nudeevents.org
Twitter: @nudeEvents 
Nude Neon Bodypainting Extravaganza (FEB 18, 2017, 7-9PM): tickets on EventBrite

ABOUT SHUNGABOY. Shungaboy is an artist and a nudist. He specializes in vibrant paintings of men, with a focus on dancers. He is also seeking work as a figure drawing model. He lives and works in New York City.
Website: http://shungaboy.com
Life Model Reel: https://vimeo.com/203457516
Videos: https://vimeo.com/shungaboy

I’m also working on a few other things:

Dirty Little Drawings, an online art gallery of some of the artists from the exhibition
Website: https://www.dirtylittledrawings.com
Blog: https://dirtylittledrawings.wordpress.com

Men’s Naked Drawing Group NY, a naked figure drawing group for men
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Mens-Naked-Drawing-Group-NY/
Blog: https://mndgny.wordpress.com

Ask me a question:

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NuDance naked dance class

Posted on January 22, 2017 by

So I finally went to NuDance on Friday. It was been something I’d been wanting to do for some time. Although I took some ballroom dance classes a while ago, I had never done any street-style dance. DamoN taught us some basics. I don’t even know the names of what we did, but I had a great time. I need sooo much improvement so I’ll definitely go back!

I’m looking for naked friends (any gender) to go with me for this class! JOIN ME.

NuDance is a weekly naked street/urban/hip-hop dance class taught by DamoN and organized by activenaturists.net. It meets every Friday night, usually 9-10pm in Manhattan (location varies). For more info and to join their email list:

NuDance on ActiveNaturists.net

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Shungaboy in Erotic Desire Art Fair, May 13-15

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

I will be in a group exhibit this weekend, “Erotic Desire.” The opening reception is tomorrow Friday, 6-8PM. The show continues on Saturday and Sunday, 12-6PM. If you are in NYC, please stop by and say hello. I’d love to meet you in person! The address is Prince St Project Space, 127 Prince Street (basement, corner of Wooster St) in Soho, NYC.

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Here are the details on my other blog:

https://malenudegallery.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/press-release-erotic-desire-gay-erotic-art-fair-6/

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Video: Shungaboy: a nude artist and his men’s naked drawing group

Posted on March 19, 2016 by

Shungaboy: a nude artist and his men’s naked drawing group by Barbara Marcolini

This is a video by Barbara Marcolini about me and my naked drawing group. She is a student in the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism here in NYC; the video is part of her coursework, and Bob Sacha is her professor. Here’s the video: THE VIDEO IS TEMPORARILY NOT VIEWABLE BECAUSE IT IS BEING EDITED…

Barbara was working with another student, Joshua Futtersak. The super-duo of Josh and Barbara came to my home studio to shoot a B-roll, followed by filming at a live drawing session, the results of which you can see in her video. They were very professional, in-your-face but in the most unobtrusive way. What a fantastic experience!

JOIN the group exclusively on MeetUp: http://www.meetup.com/Mens-Naked-Drawing-Group-NY/

FOLLOW the group’s blog: http://www.mensnakeddrawing.com/

FOLLOW the artist Shungaboy on twitter: https://twitter.com/Shungaboy

 

 

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Male Dancers: Power and Grace

Posted on June 12, 2015 by

I think male ballet dancers are sexy as f*ck. When in motion, they turn their awesome bodies into pure power and grace, leaping, flying through the air in a manner one wouldn’t think humanly possible. In quieter moments, they express poetic emotions.

I have been doing paintings of male dancers for a while, experimenting with different techniques, styles and mediums. I really like my current direction. Using fat brushes and fluid paint, I try to capture the movement and energy that I see on stage. In a live performance the dancers are nearly a blur, constantly in motion; going too fast to see any detail. I attempt to capture that feeling. More development to come…

These paintings will be on exhibit in the “Cream Pies and Other Delights” erotic art fair by the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, June 12-14, 2015. 127 Prince St, New York, NY (corner Wooster St, basement gallery, use stairs from sidewalk). #powerandgrace #creampiesandart

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