![]() Etienne talks more about his sexual attraction was the creative inspiration for his work in this quote found on the Leather Archives website: īy his teens he drew to arouse himself, and his first orgasms came from drawing what he termed “dirty pictures,” which he would then burn once they got him off. Most of his characters in his painting were White men portrayed as heroic, strong, taking on both dominant and submissive roles, and his interpretation of ultimate symbol of sexuality and desire. This description of Etienne would partially explain why his work never explored racial identity. Reading this quote and comparing his artwork to this description of Etienne, it is similar to putting a jigsaw puzzle together, but one of the pieces is missing. Orejudos finally broke in with, ‘That’s not art. Lee Law recalled a conversation there with Orejudos and another man during which the other man went on at great length about what great art the Gold Coast paintings were. Was he quiet and shy? Did he light up a room when he entered? Did he drink coffee or tea when he painted? Did he think his artwork would impact anyone at all? Lee Law, a patron of the historical Gold Coast Leather Bar talks about Etienne in this quote: As I began writing this digital exhibition, I had some background information on Etienne’s art, but not very much on his personality or what he was like as an individual.
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