I Love Pictures 💥

Jongens (2014)

Boys (Jongens) 2014 dir. Mischa Kamp

Alexandre-Louis Leloir (French, 1843–1884)

Julius Kronberg, David and Saul, 1885

Game Players by Dominic Finocchio_24x36_oil on canvas.

Black men are my brothers, father, family, friends, and colleagues. Black men are more than the hyper-sexualized and violent individuals portrayed by society. In this body of work, I seek to explore the vulnerability, power, and humanity of black masculinity. I want the viewer to become directly involved in the observed domestic environment of the subject. I do this by painting each man in an intimate relationship to his environment. The portraits reflect the variation within their spaces as an extension of the subject’s character, and so, I urge the audience to connect to the uniqueness of an individual instead of a social idea. Each subject has a mood, essence, and experience.

Went back on my Castle Rock bullsh!t for a second. This dude has been waiting for his coloring for a VERY long time. I’m happy to have finished this up.🥲

ℝ𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝔾𝕠𝕕𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕪

Bosnia, 1992