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Virility – Acrylic painting

Acrylic paint, on thick paper

This artwork depicts 3 men of different decent, all surrounded by stereo-typically masculine objects. sports, games and weaponry. growing up as a boy you’re always told to be a man, and although it isn’t talked about or seen it highly effects the way a “man” thinks, his interests and what he finds joy in. This artwork represents that to me. It demonstrates breaking that boundary and being the person you want to be. weather you want to have pink hair, be a makeup artist or have no interest in sports. that shouldn’t be what depicts someone as masculine. To me, showing emotion and interest in something you love is the most masculine thing you can do!

“But by far the worst thing we do to males — by making them feel they have to be hard — is that we leave them with very fragile egos. The harder a man feels compelled to be, the weaker his ego is.”

this is done on paper so is not ready to hang, however can be very easily pinned, framed or hung.