Bullseye - Surreal 18th Century Gay Soldier Framed Canvas
Description
Bullseye's a myth tangled mid-metamorphosis. Half martyr, half dandy, with a whiff of celestial prank. Fresh and androgynous, the bright gay soldier stands as if summoned to a ritual trial. Dressed in an 18th-century military jacket dipped in the hue of oxidized copper. A uniform stitched from nostalgia and hallucination. Epaulets and brass buttons suggest rank, but this is a sacrificial fop, a holy fool in the theatre of precision.
A blindfold devours the eyes—ochre and tightly wound, a classic nod to Justice bound by spears, not scales. Golden rods, arrows, and elongated stakes pierce the composition like accusatory thoughts made manifest, their trajectory precise yet aimless, aiming at the chaos of intent in a hyper-rational world.
The background—a sky washed in melancholic turquoise—suggests transcendence or abandonment, depending on your cosmology. There’s no ground, no architecture, only air. Our hero floating in the purgatory of expectation, a human bullseye for the gods of discipline, performance, and disobedience.
Conceptually, Bullseye meditates on the weaponization of beauty, the fragility of masculine performance, and the aesthetics of psychological warfare. It’s Saint Sebastian reimagined by bohemians on mescaline: poised, pierced, and puckishly tragic.
About the Canvas
Make any room a showpiece
• Luscious artist-grade cotton canvas, finely textured for depth and precision.
• Hand-stretched and natural white to capture light/color with striking clarity.
• Printed with non-toxic, water-based pigments that stay vivid for decades.
• Precisely measured floating frame that creates a sleek, gallery-worthy effect.
• Sustainably sourced FSC® certified European knotless pine.
3 distinctive frame colors
Black: Suits every style from bold modernity to gothic opulence.
White: Helps art shine bright in dark rooms to lift your mood.
Natural: Infuses warmth with its rich, honeyed tones.
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Only the Best Will Do
Artist-grade cotton with lush, finely grained texture. Engineered to capture every intricate brushstroke and subtle gradient.
Giclée Printing
Forget 4 color CMYK. Giclée layers up to 12 — alive with deeper shadows, richer highlights and multidimensional contrasts.
A Century of Color
Printed using a pro-lab process that helps art stay bold & breathtaking for up to 100 yr with non-toxic, archival-grade inks.
