There is a popular perceptn that gay men are artistic. Although art historians and others have documented the substantial ntributn to art ma by gay men, the existence of a unique gay sensibily remas ntroversial. Mental health practners who work wh gay men have addrsed athetic …
Contents:
- HIDN PLA SIGHT: HOW GAY ARTISTS EXPRSED FORBIDN SIRE
- WHY ARE SO MANY CREATIVE PEOPLE GAY?
- ARE GAY MEN ARTISTIC? A REVIEW OF THE LERATURE
HIDN PLA SIGHT: HOW GAY ARTISTS EXPRSED FORBIDN SIRE
* why are artists gay *
The works wh the Phillips’s permanent llectn don’t necsarily shout “gay” to a viewer.
WHY ARE SO MANY CREATIVE PEOPLE GAY?
Bgraphi and analysis of work by Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr+ intified artists, or works associated wh LGBT+ topics. * why are artists gay *
Hammond obscured the letter’s text wh eggy latex and pat, creatg yellowed streaks and areas of shadow, referencg the self-erasure that queer artists were ntually fightg agast at the same time as art world erasure and homophobia.
However, at the same time, the cultur, s, and imag of homosexualy has long been a rource for artists of all inti to ph the boundari of creatg. The fns of queer, gay, lbian, homosexual, inty, have all changed and rema unfixed as we grapple wh new unrstandgs of inty. It’s jarrg to thk that was only 50 years ago that male homosexualy was crimalized the UK.
ARE GAY MEN ARTISTIC? A REVIEW OF THE LERATURE
Prr to 1967, hidg one’s sexualy was not jt a choice for gay men, but a necsy. Known gay men like Osr Wil (who was later imprisoned bee of his sexualy) married women for social pretense, and psychiatrists offered dangero nversn therapi to those sperate to alter their orientatn. Polari, a secret Brish slang ed by gay men, for stance, allowed them to speak eely whout the fear of arrt.