Myno’s show is called Oblique Ascension
and comprises six large digital works, which explore themes of queer energy, expression and performance. The images were inspired by visits made by Myno to The Glory last summer and, in particular, seeing contestants in the annual drag competition LIPSYNC1000. Celebrating the breadth and variety of drag for which The Glory is renowned, Oblique Ascension spans a range of visual styles and graphic idioms, surveying modes of performance and presentation such as comedy, entertainment, beauty, and weirdness.
The works draw on intriguing influences, reimagining them into something distinctive and original. Following a visit to Tate Britain last summer, Myno transforms the hideous snarling jaw from the third panel of Francis Bacon’s triptych Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion into the joyful abandon of a drag comedy performance. The beautiful big bodies of Leigh Bowery and Sue Tilley posed for Lucian Freud are evoked, his threadbare armchairs and sofas here transfigured into the exuberant camp fantasy of inflatable chaise longue suspended in champagne. In Oblique Ascension, these 20th century School of London objectivist influences are brought into creative tension with a vibrant futurism inspired by both the verve of Hirohiko Araki’s Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure and the elegance Pater Sato’s sci-fi glamour, all filtered through a playful Latin American magic realism.
John Sizzle, co-owner of The Glory, says: ‘Presenting the surreal and ethereal work produced by Myno continues The Glory’s tradition of promoting queer artists from within and outside of the UK and we’re honoured to be exhibiting his work on our walls and in some of the more unusual spaces in our venue.’
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Oblique Ascension opens on Sunday 15th October at The Glory, 218 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS, beginning
with a prosecco reception at 7pm, open to everyone, and continuing with a celebratory evening
of music and performance.
Queerguru’s Contributing Editor Ris Fatah is a successful fashion/luxury business consultant (when he can be bothered) who divides and wastes his time between London and Ibiza. He is a lover of all things queer, feminist, and human rights in general. @ris.fatah
