so here are my paintings i had showing for the Fat City WildCat party, contortions and glistening reflections.
i wanted to explore the notion of the contemporary self portrait and the role it plays in promoting oneself as a sexualized entity. in painting these figures (that were found on various gay internet dating/hook up sites) i wanted to debunk the assumed veil of privacy the internet provides and compare the amount of contrivance in these poses to that of a painted image.
so if your a beautiful gay man with naked photos of yourself on the internet, watch out!... or just make it easier on the both of us and send them my way ;)
i wanted to explore the notion of the contemporary self portrait and the role it plays in promoting oneself as a sexualized entity. in painting these figures (that were found on various gay internet dating/hook up sites) i wanted to debunk the assumed veil of privacy the internet provides and compare the amount of contrivance in these poses to that of a painted image.
so if your a beautiful gay man with naked photos of yourself on the internet, watch out!... or just make it easier on the both of us and send them my way ;)
you can find more images of these sexy guys here and hereand process work here and here
framed, they stand 11x14 and 16x20 respectively
refrence site: guyswithiphones (NSFW)
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does anyone honestly believe what they post online is in anyway "private" anymore?...
ReplyDeleteI hope consent was obtained. Even though posted on the internet, the right in the original photograph remains with the person who took it and to create a derivative work without express consent is breach of copyright.
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