queer art
I See You I
I See You II
I’m going to have a couple of paintings in the NSFW group show at New Profanity in West Hollywood, opening reception is March 23rd.
These are an expansion on the coaster designs I made a few years ago that were quite popular (see the tondo gallery), I wanted to try something similar at a larger scale.
They are both acrylic on 16” circular wood panels. A bit different to my other current body of work but the theme is still pretty much the same. ha.
I’m one of the featured artists in the new issue of The Sexy Times, a newsprint publication of queer erotic art published by Cash Machine LA.
In the words of curator Jeanne Heo, The Sexy Times is a zine-project that aims to share creative expressions of eroticism from marginalized communities, while also critiquing the racist bias of Instagram's algorithm and shadowbanning of sex workers and non-heteronormativity.
You can read a little more info and purchase the issue HERE (please note: By ordering you are confirming you are 18+).
Also featuring some awesome work by:
Ggggrimes (cover)
Lancelot Runge
Kayla Tange
Venus Montell
Peter MCateer
Jillian Adel
JULY 23rd - OCTOBER 18th
Opening reception on Friday, July 23rd from 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Artmesia Gallery
836 Santa Fe Dr.
Denver, CO 80204
(720-421-4020)
In this exhibition, Eros represents the human drive toward life itself in expressions of beauty, love, desire, intimacy, and inclusivity. The Many Faces of Eros includes bold colors, textures, and expressions of life blooming in an eclectic compilation of abstract, realist, figurative, and erotic paintings.
In earliest Greek mythology, Eros was a primordial deity with no parentage who was a procreator of all life. Later known as the son of Aphrodite, Eros became the god of sex, desire, love, and affection. His Roman counterpart is Cupid, and the Latin name for Eros is Amor. In the classical world, erotic love was classified as a kind of divine madness also known as theia mania or crazy wisdom. Beyond just erotic love, an arrow launched from the bow of Eros was thought to bring an overpowering embrace of life in all its awesome magnitude and vicissitudes. Eros is defined in modern psychology as the drive toward life and building anew while Thanatos is the counter-drive toward self-destruction, war, and death. Our Eros exhibition includes bold colors, expressions of life blooming, love and desire, intimacy, and inclusivity beyond the heteronormative stereotypes.
I created a new painting for the Many Faces of Eros group show opening this month at Artemesia Gallery in Denver, CO. I wanted to do something especially vibrant and am very happy with the result! This is my largest painting to date at 20x24” and marks my slow shift towards creating larger scale works.
There will also be a couple of my graphite and charcoal works on view at the show.
