A pleasing plethora of boys and men lovingly drawn and painted in their beauty and individual masculinity. Some kisses, tendernesses too. My heart is overflowing.
Again, you teach me so much! I've spent hours researching the painters you've introduced me to & it's such a rewarding glimpse of our contribution to the arts.
I love learning about these men -- Hasagawa, Balbyshev, Farias, & even Perlin who I should have known through his social connections. The French (es), I'd gotten to know from COLT & Pajama at Fire Island (separately, of course, though it wouldn't surprise me to see some recent cross-pollination there! I imagine Jared might have known about Jim simply from bookstores). I almost forgot to mention one of the things that struck me the most -- did you see the PRICES?? WOW! Good for them -- I hope all of them or their estates just rake in the dough, considering what they were put through by society
Your earlier note on the Mouse House reminded me that I loved Oswald the Rabbit & the early Mickeys. (That damn Oswald jingle popped right back into my head the minute I saw his name.) I'm in total agreement with the lessons you've chosen to emphasize from Walt's failures & successes.
As an aside, I encourage you to continue operating the way you see best (see my previous post regarding ongoing activities).
This is nice. A couple of things though: according to several sources, there is no evidence that either van Gogh or Sargent were gay. Also, as an aside you do repeat several of the works in this video, as well as the other one. Always a critic...that's me. I love your videos though!
Repeats happen, Tom. Sorry. I do my best, but the longer the videos the chances are I downloaded two different files (from different sources).
As for sexuality, the truth is we'll likely never know...and we have very different understandings of sexuality now.
From my reading (and interpretations of their work), van Gogh was likely bisexual--have you read the way he wrote about Gaugin? not to mention the timing of his famous ear cutting--and Sargent, in my mind, was way gay.
I dislike labels regarding sexual and romantic attractions. It is possible that every individual has their own unique kind of sexuality. Things are much more fluid than most people realise, too. Some artists may have had homoromantic attractions rather than homoerotic. I don't claim to have the definitive truth but this is the basis from which I have taught about orientation in doctoral university courses.
I dislike labels as well, but know they’re handy. You know far more than most about how our lizard brains need to categorize and classify. Probably some binary fight/flight response. Most folks aren’t equipped to have honest, nuanced conversations about gender or sexuality, so labels tend to do some heavy-lifting. That’s why I prefer queer. It’s directional and not specific. :-)
I get it, Doug. But I still prefer it these days. Just like other groups “reclaiming” insults, I’m on that side of the word. Trust me…it was used—along with sissy—to taunt and torment me for years. At 50+, I finally say fuck it…I’m queer as a $3 bill as they say here. You’re welcome to do you. I’ll continue to “do me.” I’ve got lots of practice. lol
There's likely a way...maybe with your tablet as the source? I don't know what kind of tv or tablet you have, but chances are if you Google "stream chrome to (brand) tv" you'll figure it out. If the tv has a built-in browser, even beter!
Knocking it out of the park with these, Clint.
Thank you, Mr. Troy Ford!
Actually seeing a large amount of formal art makes me appreciate it even more.
Same here, David. Even though I make art as part of my practice, it’s easy to forget how much of an impact it can make.
At 00:59 looks like my house if I am late serving supper to my pack; and at 2:00 depicts succinctly ancient Greek pederasty.
There’s a fine line between hunger and thirst. :-)
A pleasing plethora of boys and men lovingly drawn and painted in their beauty and individual masculinity. Some kisses, tendernesses too. My heart is overflowing.
Awwww....love this comment. Cheers, Ray!
Again, you teach me so much! I've spent hours researching the painters you've introduced me to & it's such a rewarding glimpse of our contribution to the arts.
I love learning about these men -- Hasagawa, Balbyshev, Farias, & even Perlin who I should have known through his social connections. The French (es), I'd gotten to know from COLT & Pajama at Fire Island (separately, of course, though it wouldn't surprise me to see some recent cross-pollination there! I imagine Jared might have known about Jim simply from bookstores). I almost forgot to mention one of the things that struck me the most -- did you see the PRICES?? WOW! Good for them -- I hope all of them or their estates just rake in the dough, considering what they were put through by society
Your earlier note on the Mouse House reminded me that I loved Oswald the Rabbit & the early Mickeys. (That damn Oswald jingle popped right back into my head the minute I saw his name.) I'm in total agreement with the lessons you've chosen to emphasize from Walt's failures & successes.
As an aside, I encourage you to continue operating the way you see best (see my previous post regarding ongoing activities).
Many thanks for making my afternoon so enjoyable!
Tom, sounds like YOU’RE the one teaching yourself a lot. I’m just showing you some options. Cheers to keeping that big brain growing and in shape!
This is nice. A couple of things though: according to several sources, there is no evidence that either van Gogh or Sargent were gay. Also, as an aside you do repeat several of the works in this video, as well as the other one. Always a critic...that's me. I love your videos though!
Repeats happen, Tom. Sorry. I do my best, but the longer the videos the chances are I downloaded two different files (from different sources).
As for sexuality, the truth is we'll likely never know...and we have very different understandings of sexuality now.
From my reading (and interpretations of their work), van Gogh was likely bisexual--have you read the way he wrote about Gaugin? not to mention the timing of his famous ear cutting--and Sargent, in my mind, was way gay.
ON VAN GOGH
https://medium.com/@amelia.mist05/was-van-gogh-gay-or-bisexual-based-on-facts-c9bac9a985ae
ON SARGENT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singer_Sargent
"However, recent scholarship has theorised he was a private, complex and passionate man whose homosexual identity was integral to shaping his art."
I dislike labels regarding sexual and romantic attractions. It is possible that every individual has their own unique kind of sexuality. Things are much more fluid than most people realise, too. Some artists may have had homoromantic attractions rather than homoerotic. I don't claim to have the definitive truth but this is the basis from which I have taught about orientation in doctoral university courses.
I dislike labels as well, but know they’re handy. You know far more than most about how our lizard brains need to categorize and classify. Probably some binary fight/flight response. Most folks aren’t equipped to have honest, nuanced conversations about gender or sexuality, so labels tend to do some heavy-lifting. That’s why I prefer queer. It’s directional and not specific. :-)
"Queer" has too many unpleasant memories for me to feel entirely comfortable with it. I can accept it as the reclaiming of a prejorative use.
As someone of a similar age, I agree. Also see my comment above.
I get it, Doug. But I still prefer it these days. Just like other groups “reclaiming” insults, I’m on that side of the word. Trust me…it was used—along with sissy—to taunt and torment me for years. At 50+, I finally say fuck it…I’m queer as a $3 bill as they say here. You’re welcome to do you. I’ll continue to “do me.” I’ve got lots of practice. lol
Indeed. I've also had the "luxury" of getting used to it since the 1990s when I studied the "New Queer Cinema" films in university. Cheers!
There's likely a way...maybe with your tablet as the source? I don't know what kind of tv or tablet you have, but chances are if you Google "stream chrome to (brand) tv" you'll figure it out. If the tv has a built-in browser, even beter!