This photo shows (l-r) Tom of Finland, Chuck Renslow of Kris Studio, and Dom "Etienne" Orejudos. Chuck and Dom were lovers for quite a few years before they drifted apart, and they collaborated for a long time with Etienne contributing drawings and graphics for many of Chuck's publications, most notably The Rawhide Male. Dom became ill on a 1988 trip to Tibet with his new lover, and it was discovered that he had AIDS, which took his life in 1991. I am featuring five of this immensely talented man's drawings for our Friday art series.
Les illustrations de Dom Etienne Orejudos sont si graphiques et si detaillees qu'elles racontent une histoire sans mots. Il est aussi bon que Tom of Finland.
ReplyDeleteLes illustrations d'Etienne sont brutes comme un film noir, et ses hommes sont tellement beaux et hyper masculins. Un illustrateur du firmament homosexuel.
Tellement triste qu'il est mort du terrible fleau de SIDA. Tellement content qu'il ait des archives a Chicago.
Merci beaucoup for hommage to Etienne, so much to see !
Gentilhomme a Paris
Dom Etienne Orejudos del firmamento puertorriqueño trasplantado a la ciudad de hombres anchos, Chicago.
ReplyDeleteLlegó en el momento justo con su devoción por Renslow y sus explícitas ilustraciones de hombres súper masculinos.
Quizás el Tíbet fue un despertar espiritual para Orejudos como lo ha sido para otros que han viajado a sus templos.