Synthetic polymer paint and newspaper collage on paper. From a series documenting friends who have died from HIV/AIDS related illnesses.
Chris’s new glasses finally arrived, the day before he died. He could barely breath, each breath racked his body. The effort of reaching and shakily putting on his glasses seemed to take forever, and exhausted him. He turned his face to me – a skull on a skeleton with a tissue of skin scraped over it. “How do I look?” he asked.
STARK REALITY AND VERY RISKY AS WELL. MORE REAL RTHAN MOST PEOPLE WILL EVER KNOW. YOUR TALENT IS HONEST AND MOVING. GO ON WIT YO BAD SELF. MORE. PLEASE.
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jeepers, great painting, and very uncomfortable. but who wants their art to be comfortable anyway, (except for 85% of the bubblers on here.)
This is very touching, gives you a lump in your throat .
so sad. I am out of words.
Great art work.
Great tribute John – uncomfy yes, human very. Thanks.
will be nice when AIDS is a thing of the past
STARK REALITY AND VERY RISKY AS WELL. MORE REAL RTHAN MOST PEOPLE WILL EVER KNOW. YOUR TALENT IS HONEST AND MOVING. GO ON WIT YO BAD SELF. MORE. PLEASE.
thanks everyone for the lovely comments
SAD
Damn John. Just. . . . damn.