Seth Eisen Archives - CounterPulse

4 Apr, 2014

Queer Tattoo History and my visit to Modern Electric

2014-04-04T16:36:51-07:00By seth|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Free Events (donations welcomed), Homepage Links, Seth Eisen, Uncategorized|Tags: Center for Sex and Culture, Cliff Raven, Ed Hardy, Herbert Hoffmann, Homo File, Modern Electric Tattoo, Phil Sparrow, Queer, Ron Athey, Sam Steward, Seth Eisen, Suzanne Shifflett, tattooing, Tattoos|

Sam Steward's fascinating life as a shapeshifter linked many disparate worlds: literature, sexual research, academia and tattoo art. For this iteration of Homo File I've taken a dive into researching Steward's life as a tattoo artist. In this world he went by the name Phil Sparrow. I recently read his fascinating and really well written book Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos: A Social History of the Tatoo with Gangs, Sailors and Street-Corner Punks 1950-1965. It's pretty pricey since it is a

27 May, 2014

Kindred Mirror- Surprising Spirit–On Sam Steward and Homo File

2016-04-07T01:15:25-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Images, Seth Eisen, Uncategorized|Tags: AA, Aaron Nassberg, Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos, Beats, Homo File, Kenneth Anger, Kinsey, LGBTQ, Phil Sparrow, Queer, Sam Steward, Seth Eisen, Social History, Stonewall, Tattooos, Thelema|

When I saw my college art instructor Seth Eisen at the Homo File Salon, his greeting was warm and sincere in his thanks for my support. Nevertheless his genuine warmth couldn't hide some genuine curiosity as to my presence. He asked me to come up with a few words as to what Sam Steward's significance was to me as a straight- identified male, and how I saw Sam as bridging our cultures. This is the most concise answer I can

4 Jun, 2014

BROTHERS- Impressions on Homo File

2016-04-07T01:15:10-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Jewlia Eisenberg, Seth Eisen|Tags: Brian Livingston, Dark Porch Theater, Dr. Alfred Kinsey, Gertrude Stein, Martin Schwartz, Sam Steward, Seth Eisen, Sir Francis Rose|

BROTHERS By Martin Schwartz These are impressions by playwright/theater director Martin Schwartz about the Work in Progress showing we presented a month before the show opened. A hot Sunday a few weeks ago, March 30. I walk the block and a half from where I live to CounterPULSE for a work-in-progress showing of Homo File. I am psychically prepared to listen to human speech and to watch human bodies on a black stage. I write and direct for the stage,

24 Jun, 2014

Fly in the Ointment: Help lubricate Homo File

2014-06-24T15:32:23-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Homepage Links, Images, Seth Eisen|Tags: Homo File, Modern Electric Tattoo, Phil Sparrow, Sam Steward, san francisco history, Seth Eisen, Suzanne Shifflett, tattoo, tattooing|

by Gary Ivanek What a wonderful run !!! It's been a week since we closed Homo File and the excitement continues. We sold out 8 of 9 shows in our run and we are starting to make plans to take the show to other cities. Here are some images from the show that we thought you might like. And

26 Jul, 2014

Pride and Polaroids: a review of Homo File by Cleo Dubois

2014-07-26T00:36:31-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Seth Eisen, Uncategorized|Tags: BDSM, Cleo Dubois, Homo File, Leather, Leatherati, Phil Andros, S/M, Sam Steward, Seth Eisen|

Here is a moving article about Homo File by BDSM educator, coach, scholar and advocate Cleo Dubois. What an honor to have had her come see the show two times and to have participated on our panel discussion on June 6th. http://www.leatherati.com/2014/07/pride-and-polaroids/

Queer Tattoo History and my visit to Modern Electric

BROTHERS- Impressions on Homo File

Fly in the Ointment: Help lubricate Homo File

Pride and Polaroids: a review of Homo File by Cleo Dubois

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