New Tondo Paintings
Author: Joseph Abbati
A creative director and artist with over 15 years working with 3 Fortune 500 companies working on branding and creative. He is currently working on artwork and consulting. His company D Quarters produces home decor items.
“Q Anon (queer anonymous)”
“Q Anon (queer anonymous)” redefines the conspiracy theorists to a male couple. The balaclava covered pair of men kissing is a metaphor for those living in the closet, knowing what they want but afraid to be open about it. Hashtag this photo #QAnon to confuse those followers.
“Male Gayz”
“Male Gayz” looks at the male gaze from a queer perspective.
“Frot,” 2021, acrylic gouache on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Hunger,” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Grindr,” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Love Story” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ (triptych panel) 
“Love Story” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ (triptych panel) 
“Love Story” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ (triptych panel) 
“Love Story” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 90″ (triptych) 
“Pearl Necklace” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Pan Ascending” 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Crossed Paths” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 24″ 
“Trade” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 24″ 
“Wants/Needs” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 24″ 
“Male Gaze” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Foothold” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Male Gaze 2″ 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30” 
“We Speak For Our Ancestors” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Facing Onself” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Parallel Lives” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Twogether” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Adonis and Anemones” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Skin Deep,” 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″
“UN//TITLED, An Anthology of Queer Contemporary Art // 2016-2020”
Love Story
“Love Story,” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 90″ X 30″ (triptych)
Newest Trio
I enjoy doing paintings in series of three. Here are the latest (2021) acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 24″.
Crossed Paths Trade Wants/Needs
“Double Vision”
Here is a view of “Facing Oneself,” 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ (triptych) at the Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA. It is part of a national juried group exhibit from March 5-30, 2021.
Queer Anthology
UN//TITLED: An Anthology of Queer Contemporary Art (2016 – 2020) I will be a featured artist along with 75 other queer artists being published in April 2021 by Balaclava.Q (John Hopper Publishing)
VR Galleries
“Male Gayz” is a series of paintings from 2020-2021 that looks at the male gaze from a queer perspective.
Download the gallery catalog here:
New Paintings
New paintings from 2020.
“Facing Oneself,” 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Adonis & Anemones”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “We Speak For Our Ancesters”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Parallel Lives”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Twogether”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Male Gaze”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Male Gaze 2″, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30” “Foothold”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Skin Deep”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Pan Ascending”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Internal Dialog”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 18″ X 18″ 
“What We Tell Ourselves”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 18″ X 18″
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