Jocks
Jocks
Original is available for purchase
23½ x 18¼ pastel on pastel paper
Giclée Prints
50 limited edition Gallery prints
100 limited edition Studio prints
open edition Portfolio prints
additional information about my giclée prints
"Jock" is one of the few words in the English language, that through its numerous meanings, almost universally conjures arousing imagery in the minds of gay man. For almost 200 years it was slang for penis. Today it's used to describe buff and brawny athletes as well as guys with an excessive concern for machismo. Of course it's also the shortened version of "jockstrap", that fetishistic 1860s invention, that oddly enough, was originally intended to provide a bit of modesty for men, to be worn under swimwear.