Included recently in my Constellationing solo show at Espaço Santa Catarina, Lisbon (October-November 2020), this is an exploration of personal anecdote as universal experience, emotion as catharsis, and the mundane as the sublime. Thanks to Joana Mendes (editing), and Sabrina Marques (filming).

One of the Most Beautiful Experiences I Ever Had

Homosexual Tendencies, Marker Pen on paper, 29.7 cm by 42 cm. Private collection.
 I Don't Expect You to Understand, But It's Difficult for My Kind to Love, Marker Pen on paper, 1.50 m by 1.50 m

I'm known for my figurative drawing work (mostly) exploring the male form. Consistently though, I seek to depict emotional states such as desire, loss and need in my work, rather than be just exploitative of the human form. I have been seeking a less literal means of expression for such (queer) states and this new series-in-progress seems a successful exploration of this delicate balance, through work that suggests biological organisms, and the subtlety of traditional Japanese nature painting.

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