Stuart Feather

Stuart Feather

Artist Statement
The art critic Emmanuel Cooper reviewing Stuart Feather’s first Exhibition said, “For Stuart Feather the male nude signifies both vulnerability and openness. With his contemporary themes of physical awareness and sensual pleasure, he reminds us that nakedness is also a political statement, and it is one which he handles with conviction and sensitivity”.

The paintings are watercolours, egg temperas with burnished gold leaf, oils, and, oil over metal leaf. In all the paintings the form is revealed through transparent glazes, giving the feeling of the light within. The metal leaf could also be considered as a carapace against the trend to make a commodity of sexuality, while the lack of brushstrokes emphasises the erotic.


Biography:
Feather drew attention to himself in 1970 by taking part in the first ever, public demonstration by lesbians and gay men in the United Kingdom as a member of the Gay Liberation Front. He went on to co-found the GLF Street Theatre Group and in 1977, along with Bette Bourne, co-founded Bloolips Queer Theatre, performing and touring with them until 1993, including the 1981 New York Obie Award winning production of ‘Lust in Space’. From 1976 to 2001 Feather also worked as a Decorative Artist for Furniture Manufacturers and Interior Design Studios. See –
http://www.furniture.stuartfeather.co.uk


exhibitions list
Men and Flowers. The Drill Hall, London. November 1995
Heavenly Bodies. Adonis-Art, London. March 2006

David at Pride









John at the Baths








Vanitas








John at the Baths







Alexis








Jonathon VI








John







Cheeky Michael







Michael as a Sprite







The Heart of M100









E-mail: stuart_feather@btopenworld.com


Stuart Feather


gay art forum



Gay Art Directory


gay art posters 17$

Added:  Monday, June 12, 2006
Reviewer:  Shahar
Score:
Related web link:  Stuart Feather
hits: 3076
Language: eng