Motueka-born gay photographer Xavier Radic has had his artwork selected for a photographic exhibition in a New York gallery. Photo by Xavier Radic Called The Great Gay Photo Exhibition, the show runs in Manhattan's Leslie/Lohman Gallery from this week until 16 February. Radic says he's been involved in photography for almost 40 years, with a particular interest in gay culture. "In my images I challenge the view that the contemporary queer nude male is a specimen of physical perfection," he explains. "The images carry forward both notions of the gaze and structural considerations of pose. These are used to present a consideration of more subtle issues of what being a queer man is." Radic's images are presented in an early 20th century style, "by using opaque materials and substances to manufacture a veil or filter through which I then exposed the negative." Radic holds retreats in Waihi for queer artists - from individuals to groups up to ten - involving painting, photography, drawing and relief painting mediums. For more information, email artium.elegantium@clear.net.nz.
Credit: GayNZ.com News Staff
First published: Saturday, 19th January 2008 - 9:01pm