Sergio Wong Gutiérrez, better known as Popeye Wong (or "Pops"), is a
Mexican artist whose artwork consists mainly of erotic themes, portraying
a realistic style as well as cartoons. Popeye Wong was born in 1976, in
Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México. He attended college from 1994 to 1999 and
graduated as an Electronic Systems Engineer in Monterrey, Nuevo León, at
the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. After
moving to the United States in 1999, he realized that deep in his heart he
wanted to be an artist. That is when he began a long journey to polish his
talent. In 2002, soon after moving to Las Vegas, Popeye Wong was hired as
a caricaturist in several casinos. That job introduced him to the
airbrush, the primary tool that he uses up to this day.
Working primarily from his studio at home as a freelance artist, he does
commission work both for businesses as well as private customers. Because
of the erotic nature of his art, he feels comfortable within the adult
industry, where his work is being seen more widely. Popeye Wong's images
have been featured in publications like the adult Fantasy magazine "Heavy
Metal", with a link dedicated to his art on their official website,
HeavyMetal.com. Similarly, his artwork can also be seen at adult websites
like Vickyathome.com and EnterBelladonna.com, official websites for porn
stars Vicky Vette and Belladonna.
I like to express the eroticism of life. I think everything in life has an
erotic side to it, we just need to see it. This is just a matter of
willing to do so. I really do not understand why the erotic aspects of
life are such a taboo (although at the same time I acknowledge that this
might be the reason why it is so much fun to work with it). It is my
passion not only to pay tribute to the eroticism in life, but also make
mock of it. We are temporary passengers in this train called life, and
there are only a handful of topics(if any) that I deem worthy of
seriousness; Erotica is certainly not one of them. I will keep having fun
as long as there is one person that still blushes or even gets angry at
what I depict, and I will have the strength to go on as long as there are
people who like what I express. |
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