I'm thrilled to have two paintings included in the latest volume of the International Human Rights Arts Movement journal. Here's what they have to say about it.

The Evolving Gaze: Society's Voice for Masculinity

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. Drawing from generational and cultural heritage, they embrace progressive ways of thinking and reflect on their forefathers’ experiences to redefine identity and self-expression.

Cover for literary magazine The Evolving Gaze featuring a dark silhouette of a male figure against a yellowish green background

Society has framed an idea around what masculinity should look like across generations, silencing men in the fear that they would be ostracised for expressing their true feelings or identity. But change is growing steadily and male voices are rising to the forefront; embracing emotional vulnerability, identity exploration, and rewiring the language around masculinity in order to encourage a healthier mindset.

IHRAM Press Magazine proudly provides a platform for these voices, offering a space for poetry and prose to resonate with reflections of emotion, hope, and the enduring connection to one’s identity.

The IHRAM Press magazine was created with a simple goal: to celebrate and uplift up-and-coming authors from all over the world; each of the authors in this anthology contend with their identities in the context of their environments, providing readers with their unique perspectives on issues of human rights.

Buy your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2Y1833K

Plenty more where that came from!

Further readings

A lush rose garden with a gravel path through the middle, decorated with trellis supporting bounteous roses inviting the viewer to imagine a gentle, fragrant stroll

Who Gets to Dream

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

A sultry, shirtless man in sleeveless vest and sporting a lot of ink, sits suggestively in the back of pickup truck.

Even the Orchestra is Beautiful

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?