artist statement #12

I create digital art. In 1997 my ex-boyfriend Nagano San introduced me to the Internet, and I learned Photoshop shortly afterward. In 1998 I made an art film and learned Avid, (Photoshop for moving images). While I operated my jewelry boutique in Toronto, I did all my visual marketing; by then, I could build websites too.  

I credit many gay artists who have inspired me, like  Warhol, Mapplethorpe, and illustrator Tom of Finland.  I look to nature and often employ my knowledge of urban landscapes in my portraits of men and duality.

 I make images digitally. I draw digitally. I paint digitally and can layer watercolor techniques over oil paint and tint and shade my colors until they are exactly the hue and vibrancy I need to ask: What arouses you?  While showing you what excites me and many gay men: male beauty, and male arousal, I blend in some gay/art/social politics and pride if you care to look deeper.  I mirror and reflect many of my "lives" in my work - it's essentially honest.  Beyond trendy politics and established propaganda, I show all facets of gayness. I usually complete a finished image/file daily, some I share here, some I share elsewhere, and some I never show to anyone but the men who privately collect my work. 

 I believe we are in The Age of the IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE. 😈 

I do not employ an AI at this time. I plan on creating with an AI assistant I will help design within the next year.