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Bennelong Night |
LIFESTYLE FANTASY
“...Atmospheric, explosive colours to capture Sydney's most provocative gay inner city living in vibrant, culturally eclectic heart of Darlinghurst”. “...My paintings canvassed with sexy, erotic rhythm to create emotion and infinity of joy”. Raymond Chai. (Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival Guide 2000, p.128). “Raymond Chai's oil paintings are fantasies of inner city queer life. Think leisure lifestyle, twisted sense of humour, café society, parties in swimming pools, sailors at the naval base Woolloomooloo, coffee in your torso, and prostitutes at Horizon Tower”. (Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival Guide 2000, p.132) “Raymond Chai's Bennelong Night celebrates the hot and sexy millennium mood gripping Sydney during the city's silly season ever... Chai's love of Sydney extends to the eclectic heart of Darlinghurst where the passing parade provides infinite inspiration” (Blue No.25. Mardi Gras 2000 Edition, p.6) “The painting captures the best queer lifestyle icon in the world: Sydney Harbour...The figure expresses the free gay attitude and erotic lifestyle due to Sydney's hot summer nights when boys like to strip off inside or out...I love the graceful shape of the Harbour Bridge with its strong clean line that connects people with the harbour setting”. Raymond Chai (Blue No.25. Mardi Gras 2000 Edition, p.6) |
