There is never more than a fag paper between them - Greg and Noah - Pencil Artwork on Cigarette Paper

Features

• Size : 17 x 0.1 x 13 cm 
• Medium: Pencil 
• Style: Realist 
• Subject: People and Portraits 
• Location: London

Greg and Noah, a Pencil Artwork on Cigarette Paper, artist James captures the essence of intimacy and connection within gay relationships through a unique lens. Inspired by a teenager's offhand remark about a gay couple, James reflects on his teenage years when openly gay figures were scarce due to the socio-political climate influenced by Section 28. He lacked real-life gay role models and found solace in his collection of gay porn magazines.

This series of drawings, skillfully executed on cigarette papers—a medium both challenging and symbolically loaded—echoes the colloquial British use of 'fag' for a cigarette while also acknowledging its derogatory connotation. These intimate drawings, rendered in pencil on cigarette papers, portray couples from James's archive of gay porn magazines, offering a distinct perspective on gay relationships. This artwork comes unframed.