Stephen Doyle 2017
Beyond Dialogue

Stephen Doyle 2017
Beyond Dialogue

Queer artists

LGBTQ arts

Art

Art exhibition

CIT Crawford College of Art and Design Cork

Cork based Queer Artist Stephen Doyle at the opening of his student exhibition Beyond Dialogue at the CIT Crawford College of Art and Design in 2017.
Stephen Doyle explored the Relevancy of Queer Visual Culture in Western Society and Modern Russia.
Artist Statement: "The work presented is a commentary on queer culture’s co-existence with heteronormality
The space is an interpretation of how the queer community is viewed, how one’s perspective can be tainted by society’s homophobic undertones. The viewer is forced to consider a sense of self within this environment. The portraits of the LGBTQ within the space are altered by being observed with the use of opposing mirrors. Those featured are Russian citizens who have each in some way experienced segregation and oppression because of their surrounding culture. This degradation has taken the form of physical violence, imprisonment, unemployment and abandonment from family and friends.
The presence of these queer identities in the work signals a defiance to the mainstream and an embrace of difference, uniqueness, and self-determination. A recognition of their existence."
His work was supported by Stephen Fry who commented “Stephen Doyle’s work here is part of a tragically necessary resistance movement and I am proud to support and endorse his vision.”
The Exhibition was opened by Rory O'Neill (Panty Bliss). Stephen Doyle received the 'Student of the Year Award' and a Residency in Backwater Studios in Cork.

Stephen Doyle Collection

2017

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Cork

2017