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Steven Henning Wolf: "A friend asked not long ago why I always use images of nude men in my satirical-narrative drawings and paintings. She wanted to understand why I didn't direct more of my satire at aspects of straight mainstream culture --- there being plenty of ready material in that realm according to her perceptions." "What I am interested in doing is creating a world of wit and myth --- a world co-existing in dualism with the real one, sometimes dubiously and inappropriately but nonetheless there. Furthermore, I feel that to aim social satire and irony in a just and pertinent way, I should make myself partly the brunt of it. As a gay man, I need to include myself in the stories; insert my fragile ego into the dioramas via the metaphor of the naked men for example. I am represented by these characters, and share/participate in their indulgent weaknesses and the sometimes awkwardly vulnerable parts they play." Steven succeeds in blending the real and unreal. His almost incidental dreamlike visual scenarios are presented with an extraordinary draftsman's skill. His works demand repeated and closer viewing. Be prepared to spend some time here. For more information or to purchase, please email us
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