Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterGreg Salvatori is a self-taught queer artist whose work has been exhibited or published in +30 countries. His visionary art blends contemporary techniques and aesthetics with classical concerns for beauty and light. Since he opened his own very successful Gallery in PTown he has become so very well known for his playful, provocative series. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterGaston Lacombe migrated to Ptown from French Canada a few years back to open his own art gallery which very quickly has become one of Queerguru’s go-to places for contemporary queer art. Over the last few months, one motif has dominated Lacombe’s art – the simple circle. Arcs, hoops, halos, suns and moons, but … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQueerguru’s favorite queer Berlin artist STEFAN MERKT is back with a new show that is inspired by his own favorite artist Tom of Finland. Since the 1980s Merkt has created his own rather stunning brand of portraiture and works of art completely made out of postage stamps. He is less interested in the face … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter\Francis Bacon (1909-92) was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. He’s generally considered to be one of the greatest modern artists ever. A charismatic, articulate, well-read, gay bon-vivant, he held court in London’s Soho for decades. If I could travel back in time, it would be to spend an afternoon … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterCelebrating homoeroticism, androgyny, nakedness & unbounded love REPRINTED FROM https://medium.com/ COPYRIGHT Kamna Kirti Idyll by George Quaintance. Can you imagine a gay visual artist in 1950s America who embraced gender fluidity long before the term was even coined? Imagine how difficult it would be to aesthetically portray homoeroticism long before when being gay was not … Continue reading
