About SMUTNIK
Welcome to SMUTNIK, a magazine dedicated to celebrating queer art and voices. In response to increasing social media censorship, SMUTNIK carves out a space where queer expression is celebrated. We reclaim "smut" as a badge of honor, asserting the beauty, complexity, and power in the human form. Challenging stigmas that dismiss sexually explicit art, we view it as a legitimate and profound expression of human creativity.
SMUTNIK is a space for artists deemed too provocative or too queer by mainstream platforms, where the erotic and the queer intersect freely, and boundaries are pushed. By fostering a community that thrives on artistic freedom, we aim to push boundaries, challenge perceptions, and revel in the joy of queerness. Join us in this celebration of art and defiance against censorship.
Photo credit: Christopher Hall
Editor: Nik Santi
Nik Santi, also known by the art moniker EnSanti, is an artist and scientist based in Denver, Colorado. Nik holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology, as well as a Master’s and PhD in Genetics. Specializing in the male form and erotica, his primary medium is graphite. His work focuses on portraiture, with an emphasis on capturing small details, highlighting body hair as well as creating intimate, zoomed-in compositions of sexual acts. Through his art, Nik explores the beauty and complexity of the human body with detail and creativity, as a means of expressing both his scientific and artistic sides.