Do you have any gay artists from Japan that you are a fan of but can’t communicate with because you don’t speak Japanese? Well, if you do, I’m off to Japan soon, and am happy to get in touch with artists for you while I’m there. I’ve already had requests to contact a couple of [...]
We have art from Japanese gay artists for sale, and I have added a new page to the blog – Art for Sale, showing a sample of the artworks that we currently have available. If you are keen to get your hands on some works by masters such as Gengoroh Tagame, take a look and [...]
Our latest exhibition of works by Japanese gay artists has opened at Hares & Hyenas queer bookstore, Fitzroy. We have works from around 15 artists on display including works by Hideki Koh, Jiraiya and Gengoroh Tagame. Come down, have a browse through the bookshop, and take a look at the gay world through the eyes [...]
Hares & Hyenas queer book shop in Fitzroy is opening a new cafe this weekend, and as part of the opening we are displaying some works remaining from the Boys Life exhibition.The opening is this Sunday the 17th of May at 3pm, 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy. I’ll be there, so come down and say hi. [...]
We were recently lucky enough to interview Jiraiya, a popular and well known artist from Japan who exhibited at our Boys Life exhibition for the Sydney Mardis Gras. Using Illustrator, QuarkXPress and Photoshop, Jiraiya’s illustrations are realistic and delicate descriptions of Japanese men. His works have been published in both books and magazines in Japan [...]
