Fisticuffs - Baroque Gay Brawling Lovers Framed Canvas
Description
The chandelier screams. Light falters and falls. Below, two gay brawling lovers negotiate inflicted wounds as reunion takes hold. White trousers streaked with filth, black slacks clinging like dried paint. Neither breathes—they shimmer, unfinished, quivering with the possibility of connection.
One leans in, jaw slack, the other holds his fist like a bouquet. Their scars are fresh. Their faces sunk in lust. The violence is over and what remains is devotion. Leaning into one another in fury's aftermath. Kissed by a knuckle’s apology, torn open by a shoulder’s grief. Their skin’s abrasions plotting a cartography of contact. Not as lovers or enemies, but icons. Queer anguish staged like baroque martyrdom.
Around them, the rest blur—others, shadows, doubles. Beyond the erotics of underground communion... this party is ceremony. A chiaroscuro opera of male fragility played in flesh and pigment. Gilt folds into grime, opulence into ache. It is Caravaggio without miracle, Sargent without distance, Freud without shame.
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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About the Artist
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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.
