NO FILTERS


In No Filters, the artist casts Asian American queer men to present his version of  queer masculine representation, free from the weight of judgment and stereotypes. Each model brings a personal object or accessory, offering a glimpse into their individuality and experience. 

Drawing on chiaroscuro techniques and mimicking poses from Mannerist painting, the artist inserts Asian male bodies into the Western art tradition, an intentional disruption of a historically exclusionary canon. This visual intervention asserts the presence and agency of Asian queer men within a framework that has often overlooked or marginalized their voices. 








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