The success of the LGBTQ movement in the last several decades has brought about a lot of changes, especially to the arts. Many artists are now feeling freer than ever to showcase their work and explore their sexual orientation and gender identity without being afraid of being prosecuted, or even killed like they might have been in the past or still possible in many countries around the World. In this article, we will take a look at some fine examples of homoerotic artwork from the Photographer and NFT Artist Maxwell L. Alexander.
Who is Maxwell Alexander?
Maxwell Alexander is a 38-year-old gay artist who creates AI-powered digital homoerotic paintings based on original fine art photography. Born and raised in Siberia, Russia, Maxwell has always been fascinated by the Cosmic Intelligence of the natural world. His extensive education in Mechanical Engineering, Fine Art, Theory of Design, Theory of Visual Perception, Psychology, and Graduate Experiential Design along with a decade-long career working at the World’s largest organization for the advancement of technology, led to a fascinating next-level approach to writing and creating art on the topics of spirituality, creativity, sexuality, social responsibility, sustainability, design, bodybuilding, and fitness motivation.
What is AI-powered Digital Art and NFT Art?
Writing code or painting a painting isn’t as easy as it may seem to the layman, but with the help of artificial intelligence, artists can now concentrate on creating art instead of worrying about the technical details. Maxwell found a way to convert his fine art photography into amazing digital paintings in various styles with the help of artificial intelligence. Some might say it’s cheating, but a painter himself, and an expert in technology, art, and legal aspects of copyright law, Maxwell defines AI as a next-generation painting brush and a powerful tool in contemporary artists’ arsenal. AI’s help couldn’t be more timely in today’s era of NFT Art when it’s the slightest variations of the same artwork create multiple unique pieces of art that could be accessible to many more people than just a selected few oligarchs of this world. CryptoArt continues to revolutionize what art can be and who can appreciate it, Artificial Intelligence Helps Artists Create Unique Digital Art and democratize it.
Questions from our readers
What is queer art? What is homoerotic art? Why make a distinction between them at all? Isn’t it all just erotica or porn?
Sure, not every artist who makes work that deals with same-sex desire identify as queer. And some use homoeroticism to represent something broader than same-sex relationships, like masculinity and male bonding. But these terms help us identify specific histories and movements within LGBTQ+ culture. Artists have always had space in our world: in club life, on stages and screens, in newspapers and magazines—the list goes on. Some artists create scenes; others disrupt them. Some render beauty; others expose ugliness. Queer and homoerotic art are arguably two of both arts’ most challenging modes. They can be provocative, explicit, confrontational; they can force their audiences to take sides. Even when they don’t intend to provoke controversy or start conversations about identity politics, much queer and homoerotic work does so simply by existing outside of heteronormative culture. There’s a long history behind both of these genres, including stylistic differences that come out of those historical contexts.
There is an extensive history of gay male art and artists, from Greek Antiquity to contemporary eras. Homoerotic art has made its mark on many civilizations throughout time and will likely continue to be an inspiration for artists across all mediums in generations to come. There’s so much more to say about LGBTQ artists and how their contributions have shaped our modern culture; hopefully, we’ll continue to discuss these issues in future posts.
You can find Maxwell Alexander’s Homoerotic Art Gallery on HARD NEW YORK >>
