Happy Pride Month!

Each year, the LGBTQIA+ community and allies commemorate the Stonewall Riots of June 1969 during what is now internationally recognised as Pride Month. Here at Bluethumb, we are proud to represent artists of all colours of the rainbow. This curation is a celebration of our LGBTQIA+ artists and artworks that celebrate queer culture.

Curated by Christina McDonald

'Homosapeins II ' is a part of the Homosapiens series that pursues an interrogation of the human body as a ‘site’ of intimacy. Starr’s works revisit the Sexual Revolution of the 1970s, 80s and 90s that critiqued gender roles, gender politics and gender stereotyping.

This interrogation is timely because the cultural and attitudinal backslide into deeply entrenched conservatism has occurred over the last two decades. This has manifested a ‘toxic gaze’ of poisonous judgment and criticism of people’s appearance and behaviour.

The series draws upon the Sexual Revolution, the LGBTQI Rights movement of the early 1980s, their staunch anti-censorship/ freedom of choice ethos and their fearless and unashamed portrayal of the human body to question codes of representation and society mores.

The Homosapiens series is sensual, defiant and sexually provocative. We all interact with lovers and friends on various personal and intimate levels. The models who inspired these works during a photoshoot in the between the early 1980s and 2000’s are Starr’s long-time friends. Homosapiens captures their strength, defiance and powerfully provocative male & feminine sexuality.

Digital painting printed on Canson Museum Rag 315gsm.

Homosapiens III

BySteve Starr

50cm (W) x 70cm (H)

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Ink

A$690

Don't Let Go - The Queen

ByIrma Calabrese

14cm (W) x 21cm (H)

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Drawing

A$390

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Rock You

ByCold Ghost

80cm (W) x 100cm (H)

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Mixed Media

A$1,200

2 figures, painted in bright colours and dressed for the street - or the night club. On a grey-blue background

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Brunswick Street, Thursday

BySharon Monagle

60cm (W) x 90cm (H)

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Acrylic

A$580

Contra Mundum Magpies Ed. 1 of 10

ByJane Goodwin

60cm (W) x 60cm (H)

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Giclée

A$460

About the Curator

Christina McDonald

Christina is Bluethumb's Social Media & Content Coordinator, here to keep you up to date with all things Bluethumb. Having previously worked as a Visual Artist, Christina has a deep and long-standing passion for the Arts. Christina's goal at Bluethumb is to help all of our artists achieve their full potential, and to help you find the perfect piece for your space.