Posts tagged “Homoerotic Art”

See my streams of consciousness revealed.
  • side by side images of a young, shirtless, muscular man grinning at the camera in delight at being made a sex object

    What Men Want and What Men Look Like

    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.
  • oil painting of muscular, nude, male angel against a pristine blue sky, graced by large magnolia blossoms. he's grinning impishly and aiming a golden bow and arrow at an unseen target

    An angel has no memory

    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.
  • detail of John Singer Sargent painting of youthful male athlete, presumably nude, crowned with laurel leaves, instead of triumph, the dark background, deep shadows and his somber expression convey something much deeper and mysterious

    Coded works, coded lives

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