This work is a portrait of my friend, arts manager and disability awareness advocate Jeremy Smith, in the guise of Pluto, Roman God of the Underworld. Much of my art practice comprises nude portraits of my male friends as characters and archetypes from literature, mythology or religion, and this work is part of an ongoing series depicting the deities associated with planetary magick. As an artist whose practice interrogates the heroic male nude, I’m constantly baffled by the titillation and taboo that still inevitably surrounds images of naked men and am incredibly grateful to the many friends who offer to pose for me. In this work, I wanted to capture Jeremy’s intelligence and sexiness, while still evoking the gravitas of the chthonic god. Represented by .M Contemporary NSW and Art Collective WA Andrew Nicholls West Perth WA Invocation of Pluto, God of the Underworld (portrait of Jeremy Smith) watercolour on paper
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