I caught up with Jiraiya the other day in his home town. It was the first time I’d met him and it was great to meet such a welcoming guy. He gave me good news, soon I’ll be able to provide some new works of his for sale. I’ll keep you posted and upload pictures [...]
This is a new breathtaking work by Jiraiya. It’s an original work presented on a traditional Japanese folding screen. The work itself is pretty big, nearly two metres in length and looks stunning folded out in all it’s (his) glory (the picture below doesn’t do it full justice. On exhibit in Sydney, February 25th-March 6th. [...]
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 [...]
In March this year we held an exhibition as part of the Sydney Mardis Gras visual arts program. The exhibition featured gay artists from Japan such as Hideki Koh, Gengoroh Tagame, PinkMan, Jiraiya, and nearly 30 others. The exhibition was a huge success, and it was a great experience to share the different styles of [...]
