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MASCULAR
MAGAZINE
Issue No. 1 | Spring 2012
MASCULAR
MAGAZINE
Issue No. 1 | Spring 2012
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
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CONTRIBUTORS
Vincent Keith’s photographic portrait of two men in love
David Goldenberg discusses the place and meaning of
photography in a creative life
David Goldenberg found life in a derelict Maltese resort
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A PORTRAIT IN INTIMACY
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ON PHOTOGRAPHY
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THE GHOSTS OF THE PEMBROKE RUINS
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A STUDY IN DECAY & BEAUTY
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TRUMPLUST
The delicate beauty of flowers past their prime by Vincent Keith
Alphadesigner Yanko Tsvetkov’s
world of mythology and playing cards
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THE UNTITLED PROJECT
tdcollins’ unique portraits of men
Leaving his Labyrinth for a frolic in the sun
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THE MINOTAUR TAKES A HOLIDAY
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MUSIC REVIEWS
Our anonymous music expert reviews three new albums
Three men take pleasure in the simplicity of a daily act
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PLEASURE, SKIN & WATER
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BODY OF EVIDENCE
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ARCHITECTURE
David Tejada comes to terms with his body and sexuality
through his photography
“Men who built...” Rediscovering St Pancras through
the eyes of David Weston-Thomas
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YOU, ME & HE
John Fry captures the love shared between three men
Part 1 of Roger Thomas’s screenplay
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REFRACTED
Danish photographer Grundvold finds himself in the forests of Norway
Artist Chris Lopez shines his light on the male form
Vincent Keith takes you to the cruising grounds near St Tropez
Refracted, Continued
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GRUNDVOLD
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LIGHT WORK
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PAMPELONNE REVISITED
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REFRACTED
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NATURE
Our second issue is already in the works...
MASCULAR
MAGAZINE
Editor in Chief
vincent@mascularmagazine.com
Vincent Keith
peter@mascularmagazine.com
Peter Carter
Editor
Artistic Directors
david@mascularmagazine.com
vincent@mascularmagazine.com
David Goldenberg
Vincent Keith
info@mascularmagazine.com
Mascular Magazine
Publisher
ads@mascularmagazine.com
Advertising
submissions@mascularmagazine.com
Submissions
Alphadesigner
(alphadesigner@gmail.com)
; tdcollins (
topomusic@gmail.com
);
John Fry
(tank707@att.net)
; David Goldenberg
(goldenberg.dave@mail.com)
Grundvold
(petersen@grundvold.dk)
;
Chris Lopez
(clopezstudio@aol.com)
; David Tejada
(tejadadavid@hotmail.com)
;
Roger Thomas
(rogerthomas9@aol.com)
;
David Weston-Thomas
(davidwestonthomas@hotmail.com)
;
Contributing Editors
Photo by Vincent Keith
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Celebrating masculine art and
the men who create it
Welcome to Mascular Magazine
In the spring of 2012, a group of like-minded gay men came
together to create a new publication that draws from the
creative talents of some unique individuals. The contributors
and creators of Mascular Magazine come from all walks of life,
work in fields that range from banking to medicine and teach-
ing to aerobics, but they all share an interest in self expression
through art.
These men have built their lives along lines and rules they have
defined for themselves. To the man, they have gone off-piste
and forged relationships, careers and life goals according to
their own scripts. For many there were no road maps, no role
models, simply the need to find one’s own path and the cour-
age to build it when there wasn’t one. The other thing that
this group of men shares is an interest and participation in the
arts. They have used the arts as a medium to view, evaluate and
comment on the lives they lead. Through their writing, photog-
raphy or vocation, they express a range of concepts and issues
that have meaning for them.
Mascular Magazine is a quarterly publication that seeks to
entertain, challenge and discuss themes that have meaning in
the lives of people who have chosen to experience life on their
own terms. Each edition will bring together work from artists
around the world and in doing so, expose to view a fascinating
array of perspectives.
Our first edition comes at a time of great change and turmoil
in the world. We are on the threshold of a new political para-
digm in the western democracies, all of which continue to
labor under difficult economic conditions. Progressive views
on freedom and equality have taken some concrete steps for-
ward, particularly with US President Obama’s announcement
of support for same sex marriage. But other elements in our
societies are growing in strength as well with an increasingly
reactionary and intolerant voice. Amazing medical discoveries
are being announced regularly, at a time when we are having
to come to terms with the fact that we may not be able to
afford them. China and India are in the ascent but it looks like
they may not have learned many of the lessons of past centu-
ries and exploiting the many for the few may still play a part in
their rise to power. And Donna Summer died.
With this backdrop, what are the issues and themes that inter-
est us? What is resonating with gay men and gay artists today?
How has our aesthetic changed? As it turns out, the artists
chose to contribute a broad range of works that investigate
themes around death and decay, relationships and the environ-
ment, be it natural or man made.
In this, our launch issue, we have a lot to share. David Golden-
berg reminds us to take pleasure in simple everyday activities.
In his shower series, we enjoy a voyeuristic moment as we ob-
serve the intimacy of quiet sensuality of a man under a shower
head. You can sense the cleansing nature of his pleasure.
David’s cool tones avoid the clichés of a steamy hot man and
let us appreciate the textures of water on skin.
Roger Thomas shares his screenplay “Refraction” in which a
young man comes to terms with his sense of identity and
longing for comforting love when his ageing father comes to
stay – the conclusion will run in our Summer edition. Reading
the script is an engaging alternative to a short story and Roger
does an excellent job conveying a mood for the piece.
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In “You, Me and He”, John Fry brings us into his three-way
partnership. John’s thought provoking series of photos
shows us a warmth and playful sexiness that runs as a
thread binding these three handsome men.
David Tejada is an affable and easygoing man with a charm-
ing smile and a keen sense of self-exploration. A bisexual
father living with his family, he has recently come out and
is using his photography to explore his newly embraced
sexuality. He shoots all of his work with his iPhone and
has produced an amazing range of beauty and form in his
self-portraits. It’s as if he was documenting his sexuality
through images of his body – creating a Body of Evidence.
Architect David Weston-Thomas is getting married in
September and he’s doing it in London’s St. Pancras Station.
It’s his favourite building by his favourite architect – it’s
also the jumping off point for his Gallic love affair. David
explains the rest.
Moving from the intimate surroundings of his shower,
David Goldenberg takes us to a ruin and cruising ground
on Pembroke Beach in Malta. What was once meant to
be a luxury seaside resort has been left to fall to ruin. The
graffiti covered falling walls and rebar bake in the sun while
non-paying guests use the rooms and enjoy the views - and
themselves. In David’s series of photos, you can almost
picture the resort as it was meant to have been, hear the
splash in the pool, feel the heat on the pavement. The
figures, often anonymous, suggest that this place exists
somewhere between life and death.
Artist and designer tdcollins shares his Untitled Project
with us. His beautiful portraits come alive not only by virtue
of his talent and vision, but through his alternative ap-
proach to the medium.
The dunes behind Pampelonne Plage near St. Tropez are part
nature reserve and part adult playground. In Pampelonne
Revisited, Vincent Keith’s photos look at the imprint that
seasons of random sex have left on the landscape. There’s a
melancholy emptiness in theses spaces, as if they need the
men to be complete.
Vincent submitted three other photo sets. In his visual essay
on decay and beauty, he makes us question our aesthetic
sense of beauty by presenting a twisted and decaying
bouquet that still maintains a sense of composition, elegant
form, and rich colour even though the elements are dead. In
Dani & Kevin, Vincent looks at intimacy, passion and mascu-
line beauty. His two models give us an interesting perspec-
tive on gay iconography and contemporary aesthetics. These
men would have been considered extreme and intimidating
not so long ago, but here, their intimacy transcends.
Sprechhund, our inhouse Music Editor reviews three recently
released albums from Paul Buchanan, the Scissor Sisters and
Sigur Rós. Sprechhund works in the industry and brings to
bear his considerable experience in contemporary music.
In the Minotaur Takes a Holiday, Vincent asks us to consider
what we might do if we could escape into another existence,
a different place or time where all that we are can be forgot-
ten and we can play. He wonders whether or not we can
really escape our identities, and how much do we first have
to reveal to do so.
Grundvold shares his hauntingly beautiful self-portraits set
in the stunning Norwegian forests. He explains that the
natural surroundings inspire him, but he doesn’t give away
much more than that. He wants you to take away your own
message from his photos. In accordance with his wishes, we
will leave it for you to observe and discover.
Chris Lopez loves challenging himself with different medi-
ums in depicting his beautiful male nudes. Equally at home
with a camera as with a piece of charcoal or his acrylics, Lo-
pez’s sensual portraits of men are nothing short of beautiful.
So, there’s a great deal to see, experience and think about in
our first issue. We hope that this magazine will help create
a community of interested and interesting men and provide
a platform from which we can share our experiences, ideas
and our art. To that end, we are also launching www.Mascu-
larMagazine.com. On the website you will find information
on upcoming issues, links to the various contributors and
their works, and much more. Participation is actively encour-
aged, so we look forward to hearing from you either through
the website, our Facebook page of directly.
Sincerely,
Vincent Keith
Editor-in-Chief
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