I'm excited to drop my latest artwork (a pencil study in my sketchbook) drawn✏️ for a combination of 4 days: so it's created in advance of International Artist Day (next Tuesday, 25th October) which falls on Picasso's birthday (who inspired this Face2Face series); conceptualised and made during Genderfluid Visibility Week (17th-24th) and shortly after International Pronouns Day (19th). Title: 'Face2Face (Non-binary Genderfluid) Lesbians', subtitle: 'Hosting a Genderfluid Salon Together: Echoes of the Past'. The character bottom right is based on Picasso in his signature Breton top and beret. The pink & blue emphasises his Pink and Blue periods, which is why my (original design) Face2Face lesbians are in those 2 colours. The border is rose/pink to refer to this pink period, as are the rose pink armchairs. There are two characters that are based on Gertrude Stein and the character bottom left echoes Alice Toklas, her partner. These Jewish, gender non-conforming lesbians held salons for creatives, attended by Picasso. He was great friends with several genderfluid and gay creatives, including Anton Prinner (drawn on Picasso's top here) who was born a woman but lived and dressed as an androgynous male, describing himself as an homosexual male, using male pronouns. He self-identifed as Anton and nobody blinked an eyelid (including Picasso), calling him by his preferred name and pronouns. #internationalartistday #internationalartistday2022 #picasso #picassobirthday #picassoart #picassopinkperiod #picassoblueperiod #originalart #originalartwork #libakauckyartist #genderfluid #genderfluidweek #genderfluidart #lgbtart #lgbtartist #internationalpronounsday #internationalpronounsday2022 #gertrudestein #alicetoklas #antonprinner #androgynous #gendernonconforming #sketchbook #drawing #colouredpencilart #streetart #surrealism #cubism https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj-XdP-NnKS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
