{"title":"Simon Welsh","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"592\"\u003eSydney-based artist Simon Welsh creates mixed-media collages that are playful and unapologetically queer. Drawing on Renaissance art and vintage gay erotica, he takes familiar imagery and gives it a subversive second life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"901\"\u003eIn Simon’s work, fine china becomes armour. High heels interrupt masculine bravado. Classical figures are pushed into stranger, more flamboyant territory. His collages examine sexuality and body image, while questioning how queer people make space within traditions that were never designed to include them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1253\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHis guiding belief is simple: “pretty has been done.” Instead, he looks for beauty in the awkward and unexpected. Created from a home studio where scraps of collage rarely stay confined to the desk, Simon’s work brings a sharp sense of humour to serious ideas about identity and desire. The result is sensual art with enough edge to keep you looking.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/8908\/1655\/collections\/Simon_Welsh_-_Collection_static.png?v=1783667272","url":"https:\/\/www.therainbowcollective.co\/collections\/simon-welsh.oembed","provider":"The Rainbow Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}