And by drawing them in soft pastel shades it evokes the spirit of the 1980s ‘Athena-style’ art and reveals a tender side hidden behind their macho exteriors. So I wanted to look back at my youth and celebrate the gay porn stars of my day by revealing the real lives behind the sultry scowls. 30-years on it remains a dangerous profession only nowadays many die from accidental drug overdoses or by taking their own lives. It was a difficult time for gay men working in the adult industry and many died from AIDs or HIV-related illnesses.
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Whether I’m drawing Atash (my gay superhero) or creating more autobiographical stories and images for my comic ‘Art Fag’, it’s a way of sharing something both gay and personal with my audience.Īnd finally I wanted to include a series of drawings I made of gay porn stars from the 1980s. I’d always loved superhero comics, especially Marvel and DC, so I created my own fantasy world. At school I was bullied for being an outsider so I quickly found that making Zines gave me an outlet to create a gay world I could only dream of. The New York artist Keith Haring was a huge inspiration to me, by putting his collectable art onto t-shirts he became the first gay artist to make his work both accessible and affordable.Īs well as Divas I’ve also spent 20-years drawing Zines, which are hand-made graphic comics. Toward the end of the 1980s, Williams disappeared from the gay porn scene. And art is very much a part of “Debbie” too – I love seeing people at the club wearing my art on their bodies. Chris Williams died of AIDS in the early 1990s. ‘Divas’ remains central to my life as both an artist and DJ, particularly at “Debbie”, my London nightclub devoted to female vocalists (it’s named after Debbie Harry, naturally). Brandon Lee is an Asian American gay pornographic film actor of Chinese Filipino descent. Such things are an open secret inside the porn industry. Billy Herrington 2000 Probie winner 2001 Grabby Awards winner, 'Best group scene' Conquered from All Worlds Video. Ryan Idol was imlicated in a HUGE political scadal in Birmingham Alabama last week he was named - Taking 30,000.00 from.
I once followed Bruno around a supermarket in SF in the 80s and into a video store where he rented Marie with Sissy Spacek. For this exhibition I’ve drawn a brand new portrait of Ariana Grande, who for many young gay men is as popular as Madonna was for me back in the 1980s. Bernard Natan Franco-Romanian gay pornographic actor.He was one of the earliest pornographic actor and director. Bruno was so hot in the 70s and 80s, but his face did not age well. Of course ‘Divas’ aren’t just idolised by gay men, from the Virgin Mary in the Catholic church to ancient Goddesses, the symbol of a a strong independent woman is central to many cultures. Hart has worked as a crossover performer for over a decade and says he has seen the norm within gay porn shift from condom-only to condom-less.
I’ve been a big fan of female pop stars since I was a small boy, and when I came out aged of sixteen I discovered the concept of the ‘Diva’, a pop and film Goddess worshipped by gay men for her strength and beauty. “My career has been quite diverse over the last 20-years so for my first UK exhibition I’ve concentrated on three of my most popular works ‘Divas’, ‘Zines’ and ‘Dead Gay Porn Stars’.