Robert Mapplethorpe played a key role in having photography accepted as a legitimate art form. In the course of the 70s and 80s his work ranged from basic collage to black-and-white photographs of celebrities, nudes and flowers. Towards the end … Continue reading →
David McDiarmid (1952-95) was a queer Australian activist and artist whose work reflects the Australian queer community’s experiences at the end of the 20th century. He was active in both the Melbourne and Sydney Gay Liberation movements in the early … Continue reading →
If you’ve seen the movie Pride then you will have seen his work. If you’ve been anywhere near a member of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (past or present) you’re likely to have seen his work. And if you … Continue reading →
I first came across the work of illustrator Howard Cruse in the magazine Gay Comix, an American import that I acquired at Gay’s the Word bookshop in London. It was his single-cell cartoon Committing A Crime Against Nature (below) that … Continue reading →
Towards the end of the 80s Jeff Allan began living a double life as an illustrator. His most widely known work was a children’s cartoon strip – Eric the Echidna – in the Sydney Sun Herald. But from 1989 he … Continue reading →