Watch James L. Barry, 37, Bushwick, illustrator and storyboard artist transform his stunning drawing of eliminated RuPaul’s Drag Race queen, Thorgy Thor, into a collectable DiNX.
Geek Of The Week: Aedan Roberts
StandardEach week Gnerd Gniche will feature a New York City based artist. There is an immense pool of artistic talent within the LGBT community and this a quick stop to find out who’s hot and interesting.
Not just another cosplayer, this artist is thought provoking and cheeky.
Aedan Roberts in his studio standing next to his Inner Demon piece. “Shackled.” – Buswhick, March 19, 2016
Hye Yun Park Q&A: From Her Web Series to Talking Toys
StandardHye Yun Park, actress, director, writer, is the star and creator of the web series, Hey Yun. The show chronicles a fictionalized version of her life and experiences as a Korean American woman living in New York. She tackles tough topics like hidden racism, classism, fat shaming, and depression with comedic and relatable aplomb.
GnerdeGniche sat down with the 30-something queer artist living in Crown Heights to talk about her creative processes when it comes to making the series and the other ways she needs to express her self artistically.
Hye Yun Park at Baruch College, NY on 25th Street. April 28th, 2016.
Between the Lines @ MoCCA Fest 2016
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This year’s Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival was held on April 2nd and 3rd at Metropolitan West in Manhattan. At the event independent artists and creators showcase and sell their work to gain exposure. Here is a glimpse at some of the amazing talent, novelties, and artistic expression found at the event.
The image that greets patrons as they enter created by Noelle Stevenson at the 2016 MoCCA Arts Festival.
News Aggro: 3/24/16
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In this week’s Aggro, North Carolina passes an anti LGBT law, Disney/Marvel takes a stand with the LGBT community in Georgia, David Bowie gets a mural, and a look at cosplay at last weekend’s C2E2 convention. Continue reading
8 Tips for Sexy Male Cosplay with Aedan Roberts
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Aeden Roberts wearing a cosplay mash up of Princess Peach, Saga, Kingdom Hearts, and Super Mario Brothers. March 19, 2016
by GABRIEL GALINDEZ
Cosplay has become a staple of comic conventions. Typically when the term “sexy” is thrown around it’s regulated to female cosplayers. Lately, men, especially in the LGBT community, have been dressing (or undressing) and pushing the bounds of sexy cosplay.
Aedan Roberts, 31, Bushwick, an artist and well-known local cosplayer, is probably one of the first to start this trend (google “Sexy Finn” and he comes up as the first image). Here are a few tips to making your own cosplay with his advice. Continue reading
Geek of the Week: Tristian K. Goik
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Tristian K. Goik at the ASIFA Jury Screening at the School of Visual Arts on March 8th, 2016. Photo by Tristian K. Goik
Each week Gnerd Gniche will feature a New York City based artist. There is an immense pool of artistic talent within the LGBT community and this a quick stop to find out who’s hot and interesting.
Name: Tristian K. Goik
Occupation: Independent Animator, ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d’Animation) East board member
Age: 28
Location: Sunnyside, Queens
Sketchy Nights @ Drink-N-Draw
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Shirley U. Jest, modeling, and John Jennison taking her picture at Drink-N-Draw @ Macri Park, Brooklyn, February 25, 2016. (Photo by Gabriel Galindez)
by GABRIEL GALINDEZ
On a Thursday night at Macri Park, a Williamsburg gay bar, drag queen performer Shirley U. Jest takes the tiny one-step stage. Dressed in a hot pink wig, white blouse, and rose skirt, she strikes a pose. Host John Jennison announces over the mic, dulling the 90’s music playing in the background, “This is pose one of our first 20-minute pose.”
A group of about 20 amateur and professional artists of varying degrees of skill begin to sketch with their pencils, pens, markers, or charcoal. This isn’t a typical drag performance usually mired in lip syncing or shady stand up jokes. This is Drink-N-Draw. Continue reading