Arts Sebastian Moreno - Gay Art. Homoerotic Art. Gay and homoerotic art is more than porn. Of course - it is some times porn as well, but often gay art is more interesting when it takes a broader view of a gay man's life and condition. You'll find more about it, by taking a look to my art, that depicts male emotions, feelings, fantasies but also the way to live as a man who loves men. I am interested in using the canvas as a billboard for my thoughts and ideas on our social, cultural, and political identities. I comment on life from a gay male perspective. My work promotes individualism, through embracing elements of culture, graffiti, religious art, classical and romantic art. I use drawing and paint to create my work. I have become increasingly interested in representing the gay identity as a banner or canvas for my expression, using my own feelings and experiences as a reflection of urban ang gay culture. These days the very things we hold as being sacred are being taken from us and exploited by popular cultures increasing need for the fresh, and new. Diluting our sense of what is real and true. My attempt is to question this trust. The most important influences on our popular culture have spawned from some sort of underground. The new works that I have been creating are representations of defenders of this underground. These characters are presented like Byzantine icons, with self-inflicted individuality, and the presence of a super hero. I see these characters as the future renegades or protectors of authenticity. I honestly can't remember a time when I wasn't drawing, as many artists before me have said. Realizing I was gay at a young age, I often focused my efforts on the male figure. Early on, I took special interest in the work of classical European artists (Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Caravaggio). Later, in my teens, I became aware of explicit gay artwork, mainly Tom of Finland, Etienne, and Harry Bush, but before the advent of the Internet these images were very difficult to find. I always wondered if I could ever be a part of this brave group of men. About elen years ago, I took an important step and began submitting my drawings and paintings for publication, primarily in internet. These submissions have been welcomed there and I would like to offer my thanks to my first collectors from internet, for their support of my work and that of artists all over the world. Although I have had some pieces appear in other medias and on books, the internet has gaven me exposure to the world.In 2002 I moved to Europe, from my born country Mexico and here I have had many other opportunities to show and sell my artworks. Stylistically, I strive for something between realism and expressionis. I leave total realism to the photographers-the appeal of drawing and painting is in its openness to multiple possibilities. While I am proud of my work and pleased with the response it has gotten, I I'm happy for have been able to pursue formal artistic training, that heplped me to improve my art. I work with live models, and some great friendships have developed from these working relationships, but i also use photographs. Most of these models are straight; I'm not sure why, but the vast majority of those replying to advertisements have been so. The artist/model relationship is always an amazing experience. A strong bond of trust is imperative-I NEVER reveal true identities-and often the whole experience is enjoyable for us both. I do hope you enjoy exploring my online gallery. In addition to the works seen here, I also accept requests for commissioned drawings, apintigns and portraits. To discuss commissioning a drawingor painting or to offer any other suggestions or comments regarding the artwork available here, please email me at sebastianmorenoart@yahoo.com. "Susurros en el rio"River whispersOleo/tela Oil/canvas100x140 cms 40x56 inches2004 El cuerpo masculino como recinto de una voluntad que no quiere verse relegada a los dictados de la moral y las represiones de género, estalla en toda la fuerza de su vulnerabilidad en los cuadros de este autor quien, orgulloso de su sexualidad, manifiesta sin tapujos su obsesión por la latente fragilidad del macho, que escondemos todos. Durante siglos, la figura masculina a rehuido la apreciación y la apropiación de sus virtudes plásticas, apareciendo solo como un complemento ornamental que reforzara la aparente debilidad femenina. Grandes autores han tenido que cubrir con paños la representación del falo masculino, por considerarlo agresivo en su carácter de penetrador-perforador, de la propiedad encarnada en la hembra. No ha sido si no hasta fechas recientes, cuando la publicidad ha descubierto el potencial sugerente del cuerpo del macho, construido en los templos del físico, en los que, sobra decirlo, flota el homoerotismo como en ningún otro sitio.En un momento en el que la vestimenta juega con la unisexualidad y en la que los hombres empiezan a preocuparse mas de sí mismos, es obligada la mirada hacia el otro, en el reconocimiento de la otra mitad de la belleza que, de forma innatural, nos ha sido velada y vedada.Es aquí donde cobra vigencia el discurso pictórico que devuelve al hombre su derecho a ser representado, tanto en la potente explosión de su sexualidad, como en la imborrable vulnerabilidad de su angustia existencial, que lo lleva a replantearse cada día, su papel de macho proveedor y dominante de su entorno.Si bien es cierto que me regodeo en la representación de los cuerpos que admiro, partiendo del mío propio y del de mi pareja; es también un hecho que deseo hacerme emisario del propio deseo de aquellos que quieren verse por fin representados, en su opción sexual diversa o en la reafirmación de su género.Por todo ello me siento del todo agradecido con todos, hombres y mujeres, que han abierto un espacio de su mundo para dejar entrar en él a mis creaciones, llenando sus paredes con la eyaculación de mis pinceles y la lasitud postorgásmica de mis temas.Vayan a todas y todos mis más sinceras gracias por contribuir a que mi trabajo siga generando sus frutos. Mi motor interno sigue en marcha y su potencia continúa regenerándose a través del amor y de las satisfacciones de mi día a día.Les abrazo desde España. "Las tentaciones de Antonio"Antonio's temptationsOleo/tela Oil/canvas100x73 cms 2006 Oigo una voz "I'm listening to a voice"Oleo/tela Oil/canvas33x46cms2009 Transmutacion corporeaOleo/telaOil/canvas30x24 cms2010 Promesa de vueloOleo/tela Oil/canvas54x73 cms.2011