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    23 Dreamy Muscle Boys by Justin Yoon

    Christopher Harrity
    05/20/19
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    From artist Justin Yoon:
    The male figures in my paintings are all one character I created named "Blue Dream." He and the other characters including "Marge" and "Five Pounds (the dog)" are all in a way a imaginative versions of myself and at the same time a romanticized imagined Queer Asian Idols, where people can both relate to and admire from distance. Growing up being inspired by a lot of Americana culture, I was always fascinated with figures such as '70s rock stars or '50s movie stars where I developed this intense relatable feelings along side almost divine like idolatry, where it affected me in a layered way. This emotional experience made me realize nostalgia works in a similar way where small milestone moments life tend be idealized and romanticized over time when you look back at it as it cannot be experienced again as time has passed. I wanted to evoke both of those emotions for the viewers by creating these physically idealized characters in a dreamscape where they are caught in a mundane moment in life.

    See more on Justin Yoon's website and Instagram.

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    Christopher Harrity

    Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
    Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
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