Tag: art
Christopher Sousa : IT’S YOUR FIRE @William Scott Gallery
One of the local queer artists we have followed ever since Queerguru made PTown its summer base is Christopher Sousa. His curious figures and portraits explore themes of isolation and alienation, longing and desire. And judging by his annual Show which completely sells out, his work has become highly desirable and has even inspired…
Greg Salvatori: THREADS
Greg 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. …
Gaston Lacombe : The Sun and the Moon
Gaston 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…
Stefan Merkt loves to ‘lick’ Tom of Finland
Queerguru’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…
Francis Bacon : Man & Beast …..Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews this major retrospective at the Royal Academy
\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…
