A LONG TIME CUMMING I: THE INTERVIEW

Part One of a series inspired by a highly respected artist and a curator of the fine arts including but not limited to erotica in all forms.  The proverbial tables have turned. I, Alain D. West have the distinct pleasure to pick the brain of one Scimione whose credentials and body of work needs no mention as his presence in the realm of cum arts is well known.

What sparked your interest in the genre and when did you start creating work of your own?

It all started in the early 1990's. Oddly enough, with the snapshot of an ex-concubine; she had always invited me to jack off on her in person, so it seemed fitting to continue covering her photos. It then evolved to the regular use of magazine pages and covers with celebs and porn stars as targets. It was very satisfying to hear the splat of one's seed as it splashed the willing faces and bodies of women who pose precisely for that purpose (whether they would admit it or not). Observing how each photo became a 'cum painting' as it dried and was re-used, was equally exciting.

The idea of a 'genre' really didn't occur to me until erotica on the Internet really took off around the year 2000 and afterward. All kinds of image exchange 'user groups' sprouted, so you could share your own erotic art works and cum pics. That, combined with the availability to the consumer of digital imaging, printing, photo-shopping, all stimulated creativity. But it's really the arrival of compact digital cameras and the instant interface (wink) between images and the web, that has made a 'genre' possible.

The adult industry has also, ironically, given people incentive to 'make their own'. When the industry charges so many dollars to view photos and videos of guys cumming on chicks, inevitably people are going to try and find a way to get that pleasure for free.

The whole notion of 'celebrities' is pure fantasy anyway. Some girl is spotted by a talent agent (read 'pimp') and she's turned over to a team of professionals who transform her into a jackable commodity. The difference between a famous sex star (read actress, singer, fashion model, etc) and 'the girl next door' is just the strength of her publicity and her capacity as an exhibitionist. But then, Hugh Hefner built his entire empire, and laid the foundations for the XXX business, based on the idea that tomorrow's cum queen is already waiting to be discovered. Today, Disney, the former standard bearer for 'family values' is a factory of hotties and cum magnets, from Britney and Xtina to Selena Gomez. So girls are thinking, “what do I have to do to become rich and famous like them?” The answer is pretty simple.

It almost doesn't matter where you are in the world, there's a chick 'looking at you'. Therefore, your boner is almost constantly vibrating.

And to be honest, cum on pics is the safest sex you've ever going to have (laughing).

A few years ago, I picked up on the different forums and blogs where guys were posting their cumpics. I give CELEBSTAR CUMSHOT, the German site run by 'Golf' a lot of the credit. Golf democratized the genre: his slogan “Der Blog Für Alle” ( The Blog For Everyone) still represents, to me, what the Cum Art world is about. He was really the first - to my knowledge - to give all kinds of shooters 
a showcase for their work; he posted some early shots I submitted, and continues to do so.

YAHOO!GROUPS also provided lots of inspiration, material and links to jack-centrists. IMAGEFAP is another place where cumslingers gather, so I built a page there and connected with the cum-unity. THE JACK SHACK was an incredibly popular forum, where I submitted some of my first posts. My work was also featured on an another multi-artist site, CUMZILLA, which also since disappeared.

Cumpic forums have their usefulness, but now I post only occasionally; I browse to keep up with what people are looking at and jacking to. Blogs are where you find the full breadth of the jack universe, without the needless confrontations people get into on forums. I mean, folks, we're jacking off here. It's supposed to be fun, and everybody enjoy their own thing, yes?

I started my own blogs, and invited others to participate on CELEB MASTURBATION NATION), because I believe we're seeing the world cum together, as it were. If people are jacking, they're happy, and people are happy, the world is a better and safer place.

There is an amazing group of talented cum artists out there. Now-legendary names like MAX TURBATOR, MARKNPRAA – who I looked at as 'benchmarks' in terms of technique and image quality, for my own work. Pioneers like JIMMYMON, INAFETS, BILL MILESS, SHINJI, SPONDE, TURKEYHAM, ALEX, LA PANTERA LEFADORA, ODINIST, JIZZLOBBER, ELROND, yourself, among others. My apologies to the names inadvertently omitted - the list keeps growing and growing.

'Cum on pictures' has become an art form, a legitimate means of self-expression. I mention Max Turbator and MarkNPraa as well as yourself because the three of you all take great care in producing your cum art works. Obviously, it's always fun to jack on pics, but you gentlemen try to take it to the next level. I guess that's what inspires me – and that people appreciate the work. Though I really do it to please myself – and the ladies (wink) - first and foremost.

I'm really flattered by the support for my work, especially by all the blog members and readers. With the recent launch of SCIMIONE SPERMSPORTS, there are now 5 blogs all together. In the past two years or so, there have been close to 600 posts with well over a hundred different girls, and we're approaching a million page views. I never expected this kind of response, and it's great.

Your “coverage” of celebrities is wide in scope. An international flair permeates your internet presence. What are your homeland's attitudes towards masturbation?

I have long considered myself a 'citizen of the world', as our planet is erasing so-called national boundaries. You could say I am 'euromerican', but to me the term is already obsolete. Genetically, we're all a mix of different elements in varying degrees, so to me it makes sense to splash one's seed far and wide. 
 I think attitudes towards masturbation are changing everywhere, and I think the role of the Cum Artist is as a leader in the revolution. Our collective goal is simple - to liberate Man and His Penis. Just as women have championed their own right to jack off, and won, it's time for men to do the same.

During your travels and online interactions with those from different nations, would you say that people would be open to visiting a physical art gallery showcasing cum tributes?

If so called 'performance artists' like Annie Sprinkle and Cindy Sherman can display their jack fantasies in major art galleries, there's no reason why Cum Art shouldn't have its place as well. And given the popularity of erotic art shows, one can only imagine what would happen if an art gallery owner had the balls to put Cum Art on display.

Is there a specific selection process for potential targets? What is the criteria and which celebrities do you feel fulfills all qualifications? Who in your mind is the perfect specimen?

The 'peter-meter' is the most reliable measuring stick (wink). Does she make me hard? Does she look like she wants me to jack on her? It's a very personal and usually spontaneous choice. Whether a girl is popular or not, or how famous she is, isn't the deciding factor. It's a look or an attitude, mostly.

There was a recent interview with former supermodel TATIANA PATITZ, where she lamented the fact that 'hot' girls are now being mass-produced; and that there is a 'sameness' to many of the new ones. I don't know if that's true, or if it's just that the entertainment, fashion and porn industries have a constant need for fresh meat. There are formulas that work, so the 'factories' stick to what sells. Occasionally, you have some that are 'unique'. Some 'perennials' emerge from the pack, and some that disappear almost as quickly as they popped up.

The jack-off dynamic is a ritual. It is 'role-playing', like other fetishes, fetish arts and the endless scope of consensual sex. In that sense, Cum Art is very close, basically a cousin of, Latex and Leather worlds, high heels, shoes, lingerie, etc, bondage, BDSM and more extreme variations. It's exhibitionism and voyeurism all-in-one. 
To me, Cum Art allows the artist to indulge in all aspects of his erotic appetite.

My choice of partners depends on what mood I'm in. I'm always 'cruising' for that woman who looks ready to be a cum target. If she creates a 'spark', I'll study her, get to 'know' her better, though sometimes it's better not to know too much about them. If the spark keeps me wanting to stroke until I just have to paint her with cum, we'll have a 'session' together in my studio.

And you know, it's like anything else. Sometimes you can't get enough of a certain babe, and then you don't want to see her for a while. Or no matter how much you try to quit your addiction to a chick, she keeps making your scrotum swell. Or you use her, and lose her (smirk).

If I had to pick just two women out of all the ones I've covered, it would be ADRIANA LIMA and and DANIELA PESTOVA. The one, brunette, olive-skinned, Brazilian, probably mixed race; the other, blonde, fair complexioned and Czech (Slavic-Germanic). Both have 'staying power' – they've got an international 'jack track record'. Both are top models who have made their name as superstars for lingerie/swimwear – both have been Number One Victoria's Secret Angels, for example - and cosmetics/skin care companies (how appropriate). Supermodels, like glamor models and porn stars, keep it simple. Their look and body say 'start jacking and don't stop until your balls are screaming on empty.' I've done almost 20 sessions with Lima, and going on a dozen with Peštová. They're the top targets in my stable of sperm queens.

As you said earlier, I experiment with girls of all nations and ethnicity. Specifically regarding black beauties, Halle Berry, Naomi Campbell or Tyra Banks might have approached that kind of erection attention if they tried, but they've never seemed to fully accept their potential as objects of onanism.

The main criteria for me is simple: every time I think of either Adriana or Daniela, I want to jack off. In fact, I'm stroking as I write this. (smiling)

Since you are a vanguard and respected figure of this very specific sub genre of postmodern art, the video equation to your work is refined as it combines a unique collage of pornography, music, and your own work. Who are your cultural influences in the production of your work?

Sacher-Masoch, Salvador Dali, Russ Meyer, Fellini, Picasso are all cultural influences. They each took their jack fantasies to the highest level of art. If any one of them did cum pics - I am sure these pieces would fetch extraordinary prices at auctions. Who knows, maybe they have.

You mentioned music, which is very important in my work. The soundtrack in my head is a mix of Rolling Stones and Ennio Morricone. Their music is to me, so overtly sexual – it's designed to make men hard and women wet.

In terms of porn, I 'stag film' type XXX, where it looks like it was made in on the street, the beach, in the woods, someone's living room or basement. I appreciate glossy pornography but roughness is why I like Russ Meyer and Fellini movies, off-beat classics like 'Ilsa Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks', and bondage flicks. The women are role-playing, and loving every minute. CHRISTINA CARTER and ASHLEY RENEE are two of the most accomplished stars of the 'captured and bound' genre.

Though MADONNA has tried to create the 'bad girl' image (appropriating all kinds of BDSM imagery), I think CHRISTINA AGUILERA is far superior, not only as a sex goddess, but also for her overall talent. Xtina should simply do XXX. Oops, I'm stroking again (laughing). 

 

How important do you feel this portion constitutes your work in an age where supplemental content is valued? Do you feel that video production no matter how elaborate is necessary for a budding artist to gain a following?

The video question is interesting. Max Turbator and MarkNPraa have done no videos to my knowledge, and they certainly have a following. But it seems that to really get noticed, video is expected by the wank world.

As you know, video production takes away to a certain extent from the spontaneous quality of a cumshot. Part of the pleasure of jacking, is to take as much time as you want. There's also holding the camera while you whack (unless you have a remote set-up).

If it becomes too much 'work', the incorporation of video can actually inhibit the process of producing the necessary man-glaze to make the cum movie successful. It's also extremely time consuming; a good video might take days to prepare, and hours to edit. Then there's the question of storage, either on-line or on your own server.

I've developed my own method for videos which allows me to be ready if I feel during the session that a video is 'going to happen'. Much like a photographer or videographer who is always prepared to capture 'the moment'. But those special circumstances are rare, to be truthful. So I admire cum artists like you, who can produce videos with a high standard of production quality. Though I must add that doing a cum video is like anything else, if it turns you on, go for it.

If you were to review your extensive body of work which do you consider your greatest compositions? Why?

From the artistic-erotic point of view, I have to say two of my compositions with Christina Aguilera. One uses as the soundtrack “Make Over” from 'Dirty', the other “What A Girl Wants” from one of her early albums. I think the result perfectly matched the effort in both cases. And the newer video incorporates a 'best of Xtina' set of my cum-pix. The cum tributes are, in my humble view, just want Xtina wants as well. I'm also getting hard again just thinking about those cumpics and videos.

And now, the Alain D. West Questionnaire à la Bernard Pivot:

1. What is your motto?
   
   Carpe Diem. ('Seize the day')
   
   
2. What is the last great movie you saw?
   
   Inception. Now, if only Christopher Nolan would make a XXX version...
   
   
3. What is your favorite curse word?
   
   “Putain de merde!” Which is, technically, three words, I know, but it's said as one in French, Spanish and Italian.
   
   
4. Name a place you're most likely to be found on a day off?
   
   In my study, browsing the web for new jack targets; or taking a brisk walk in the country. Or both.
   
   
5. A place you're least likely to be found?
   
   A shopping mall.
   
   
6. 
   What piece of music have you played the most in the past week?
   
   “Make Over” by Christina Aguilera and “Madre Dolcissima” by Zucchero Fornaciari as a one-two edging 'soundtrack'.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. What's the best piece of advice ever given to you?
   
   “Sometimes wanting is better than having.”
   
   
8. If you were to eat a final meal what would it contain?
   
   Pussy. And zabaglione.
   
   
9. What's the most fun a man can have with his clothes on?
   
   Having a hot naked woman rub her pussy on his face with his hands tied behind his back.
   
   
10. Blondes, brunettes, or redheads?
    
    A blonde, but only if she's from Slovakia, because she does all the sex you want and won't spend all your money before you earn it.