#animal-symbolism

#animal-symbolism

Csoke's brushstrokes are looser and airier than the refined, smooth texture academic oil painters would strive for. And his addition of slender rainbows-a symbol of the LGBTQ+ unity and pride-infuses an element that seems playfully at odds with the paintings' original intent to show the owner's status or virility. Instead, the scenes' secondary characters take the main stage, emotionally dealing with what it means to not only come to terms with one's own sexuality but the nature of queer community.