Richard Hawkins Influence On Art

To begin with, Richard Hawkins is an incredible artist who focuses on collage and sculpture. Hawkins was first inspired by modern-day celebrities, Asian sex tourism, Greek and Roman statuary, French literary, and haunted houses. Hawkins is a very eccentric man being that his work is focused mainly on male nudity rather than normal artwork focusing on female nudity. The great thing about art, is that it is wildly expressive, which has been giving Richard Hawkins the opportunity to reflect his gay sexuality into his work. Being interested in someone of the same sex has never been considered the right thing to do in our society, especially when Hawkins was growing up in the 70’s. Nude art is more than always uncomfortable for the human eye because
He knows it is no secret that every person finds pleasure in something, whether that being sexual or not. Richard Hawkins is considered a minority because of his sexuality and his age; with him being older and gay, it is mostly frowned upon. He was born in Mexia, Texas in 1961 and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He is in fact a well known artist because his art is shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago, all being permanently displayed. Richard Hawkins went to the University of Texas in 1984 to receive his Bachelors degree, then continued to the California Institute of Arts in 1988 to earn his Masters degree. This hardworking journey led him to writing short stories, and this is where he became expressive within himself, sexually, and with
He concentrates on how the viewer interacts with the male body because it is slightly uncomfortable but also erotic. Using male nudity is a refreshing and motivating way to show young artists that there really is no limit when it comes to making art. Art can mean so many different things and Hawkins takes it to a new level, making it seem that the “normal” thing to do, is to be weird. Expressing the body itself is a beautiful notion because there is not one body that is identical. Each and every body is formed differently and to think that there are billions of bodies in this world and not one is the same, is incredible. Hawkins does a very good job on expressing the