Mademoiselle (Ill)

Mirka Lugosi, one of France's leading illustrators, has carved her own niche in the specialized field of fetish art. Considered marginal in the 1970s, she blossomed in the late 1980s when acceptance of S/M and fetishism provided new outlets for her work. With influences ranging from De Sade to Man Ray, Lugosi’s art blends a mastery of color, dreamlike compositions, old-fashioned props, and a sense of humor as it celebrates the extremes of sensual enjoyment.