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…Socially Relevant Pin-Up?

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Socially Relevant Pin-Up.

It’s exactly what it sounds like.

Let me explain. Socially Relevant Pin-Up is my new passion project. I like the 50s pin-up style. I think a lot of artists do, actually. But it’s not very… relevant these days. Not very inclusive. Not very diverse. Dare I say it, perhaps not even all that “PC”.

So I thought I’d change that. Use the 50s pin-up style to do something with an actual point for once. Don’t get me wrong, I love drawing Batmen and pirates and all that stuff, but art should be challenging. Provoking. Art should SELRES_edb9446f-b849-4801-a97e-fdd7c982af3ameanSELRES_edb9446f-b849-4801-a97e-fdd7c982af3a something.

Hopefully I’ve managed that with Socially Relevant Pin-Up. I’m going to use the 50s pin-up style to explore ideas around diversity, disability and what beauty actually is. What it isn’t, by the way, is what the old-fashioned view says. We’ve moved past that thankfully. I hope.

Socially Relevant Pin-Up is the outspoken firebrand in me.

The rebellious teacher.

The man who has something to say and a point to make.

Socially Relevant Pin-Up
50s-style pin-up with an eye to diversity