PORTFOLIO
Welcome to the world of gay art photography by Dmitriy Gushchin. Here you can view Dmitriy’s Portfolio, find his biography and artists statement. And of course you can visit our store filled with amazing fine quality gay photography prints. Please feel free to explore and enjoy. You can always drop us a note, an inquiry, a request or your valuable feedback through our “Contact us” page. The list of Dmitriy Gushchin’s past and upcoming art shows and publications can be found in About the Artist section.
“That is the one unforgivable sin in any society. Be different and be damned!”
― Gone with the Wind
Dmitriy has his own unique style of composite photography blending up to 30 different photo shots into one final artwork. Dmitriy does his photo shooting in home studio in Boston as well as all over United States and the world including Thailand, Japan, South Korea, France, Peru, Mexico, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, etc. Dmitriy can not imagine going on a trip without his camera, constantly taking photos.
On many occasions Dmitriy needs to take photos of ordinary objects, like fruits or fish purchased in supermarket. Or sometimes he gets busy with macro photography taking pictures of bugs, tarantulas, butterflies, watch mechanisms and everything else might be needed for his gay art creation.
On the left you can see the image from photo session with Dmitriy Gushchin’s amazing model Minny in Pattaya, Thailand.
Dmitriy always has his sketch book with him. Every time he has inspirational dream, idea or a vision he carefully sketches and makes a list of all props and photo shots needed for new photograph. Or quite often Dmitriy has to do a research on a subject of a new artwork.
After picking all the necessary elements from newly made images and his extensive photo library for his next gay photography creation, Dmitriy carefully blends them using sophisticated digital process. After years of digital photo compositing gay artist developed his own distinctive methods and techniques. Dmitriy compares his compositing process to DJing.
“Art is not what you see but what you make others see”
~Edgar Degas
The outcome of this creative approach is striking painting-like photo images. Those photographs generate energy resonance with the viewer bringing their/her/his imagination throughout space and time whether it is not-so-simple portrait, steampunk composite or biblical story interpretation.
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
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Photographer Dmitriy Gushchin has very complex background and personal history. Ethnically he is Russian and Ukrainian mix. This fact certainly brought a lot of conflict into his family relationships due to the current war in Ukraine. Although Dmitriy started practicing photography since he was 12 years old boy, but concurrently he earned his Masters Degree in Physics and later became Doctor of Naturopathy. At the same time, Dmitriy’s great grand mother was a Witch Doctor who passed him her spiritual energy. Because of that Dmitriy became a spiritual healer and Esoteric Philosophy teacher and educator since he was 19 years old.
Above said, grown in homophobic Soviet Union, gay artist has a complex message to deliver. Dmitriy’s photo art opens dialog with the viewer about attraction and sexual identity, human spirit and technological domination, mythology and history, death and desire, attraction and spirituality, religion and science.
Absolutely necessary part of composite photography is taking photos of the objects. On the right you can see the image reflecting this process in Dmitriy’s home studio.
“I believe the world will be saved by beauty.”
~ Fyodor Dostoevsky
Besides of delivering a solid and sophisticated message, as an artist Dmitriy Gushchin is a strong believer for necessity of aesthetic satisfaction in the art form. This is why he feels obligated to deliver a visual thrill together with powerful content.
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There are few series of photographs presented on this website for the viewer.
“Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.”
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The next part of Dmitriy’s queer art portfolio is “Atomic Heart” series.
“When you take technology and mix it with art, you always come up with something innovative.”
~Robert Rodriguez
While preparing for new composite portrait project with botanical backgrounds the artist learned about stay-at–home order due to Covid-19 pandemics. Being unable to do outside photoshoots, the artist started to make background images using home machinery as prototypes. They were perfect for the reflection of new pandemic realities. This Steampunk-inspired composite portraiture reveals the feelings of being trapped and lost in new veracity.
On the right is a fragment of “Atomic Heart” photograph, a part of “Atomic Heart” Series
The next series in gay photographer portfolio is “Time Rendezvous”.
“Time can be a greedy thing-sometimes it steals the details for itself.”
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This is another series of queer photography born during lock-down. It reflects gay photographer’s obsession with antique broken watch mechanisms. They became mesmerizing backgrounds symbolizing inevitable and dangerous, but at the same time mysterious and challenging flow of time. Most of the photographs in this section are black-and-white.
On the left is “Cinderella” photograph, a creative reminder about time challenges.
Another fascinating section in queer artist portfolio is “Obscure Dream Liberation”
“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”
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Queer photography in “Urban Legends” section of Dmitriy Gushchin’s portfolio is inspired by BDSM, fetish and kink culture in urban decay settings.
“Fear can be a potent aphrodisiac.”
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If you really like some of Dmitriy’s fascinating artwork you can definitely order high quality photo prints. By default, those beautiful gay art prints are available in HD metal print, acrylic print and Framed print formats. If you wish to order other types of gay photography prints like wall decall, poster and many other styles please use our contact form for your inquiry.
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