Posts tagged “blog”

Imagination may generally be conceived of as individual, but is it perhaps more social than we realize, or are allowed to realize?

We’re always awash—drowning, even—in gendered ideas of beauty, restrictive notions of what is beautiful, what’s allowed to be beautiful, who’s allowed to be beautiful. And then, what happens when one is considered beautiful?

I’m amazed at all the lovely stuff that’s been available on the various streaming platforms over the last decade or so. Not sure I’d call it a golden age of television, but it’s been quite a ride. My fear, however, is that it might be coming to an end. And that it will end with a whimper more than a bang.

Many seek online spaces of safety. But that doesn't serve the profits of capitalism or bow to fascism, so the open internet, now all but totally coopted, will just not do.

In The Evolving Gaze, the featured authors and artists share raw first-hand experiences and bring a broad spectrum of perspectives to the forefront, challenging traditional notions of masculinity.

Something easy to cleanup would mean easy to disappear. In a way, it would be like erasing me along with the mess. I want to say I was here and left this work, this world, this vision.

A literary fact vs. fiction shot-and-chaser to read on leisurely evenings while contemplating the stars.

A reporter’s journey into a world that we interact with (and depend on) every day but rarely notice. At least not the whole story.

Musings on the ethical concerns surrounding large language models, colloquially referred to as AI, and where they do or do not fit in this artist's creative process.

pondering the indeterminacy of life and art

We want the gut punch of immediate visuals tickling the faster parts of our central processing unit to know if we should spare our precious and limited attention on something. A lot hinges on the humble cover.

In a capitalistic society like ours, money is power. So one person with lots giving it to someone without any is, like it or not, in a position of power. What do they do with that power?

Wherein a biography of John Singer Sargent stirs thoughts of the balancing acts queers faced then and what we still face today.

Color has been the object of extreme prejudice in Western culture enlisting in its service almost every other prejudice at one time or another.

In the on-going excavations of Pompeii, finds like cool frescoes in a dining room garner coverage in major outlets. But rarely does anyone discuss the amazing number of erotic works uncovered. Uncovered and then—prudery triumphant—hidden away again.

Reflections on the allure of flowers upon a visit to the sensual delight that is the New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show. From their visual allure to their cultural symbolism, the fascination with flowers runs deep.

While a fully-sighted person might not ever notice--or need--alt text, they make a huge difference to a lot of people who would totally miss out on the image otherwise. They may experience it differently, but why deny them any experience at all?

I find myself suddenly drawn to the angel as a presentation of male beauty that is sensual and celebratory, rather than violent or coercive. Yes, there’s a bow and arrow. But it’s the revelation of hidden desires he’s aiming at his unseen target, not a threat of subjugation.

Reading this book, and sharing in the experiences and reminiscences, I wondered: is representation also the freedom to present your desire, unedited, uncoded, uninhibited for those that share the desire? We bond over not being the same, but wanting the same.

Making art is my path of engaged Buddhism--the radical act of creating beauty and using imagination to point the way to a better world.

The goal of my art, and my idea of the path to liberation, is combining ancient Buddhist wisdom with a celebration of the erotic.

A new, queer look through the lens of ecstatic ritual at an old hetero legend, history's most famous gladiator, Spartacus, queer hero

My art is a celebration of the erotic not just for pleasure alone, but pleasure as activism, pleasure as pathway to liberation.

The gay erotic surrealism of Burrough's hyper-masculine hero John Carter unpacked through the medium of a new oil painting

Figure drawing is all about desire. This desire has levels, and twists, turns, and detours with interesting vistas along the way.