{"product_id":"signs-of-a-struggle-guy-james-whitworth","title":"Signs of a Struggle - Guy James Whitworth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigns of a struggle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e illustrates the creative journey, from working-class North East England to the current Queer-art scene of Sydney, through the eyes of award-winning artist Guy James Whitworth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTraditionally, with a debut publication, it’s customary to release an easy to classify book, however echoing his unique, non-conformist art practice, Whitworth has chosen to do things a little differently and strikes out with a book both uncompromising and rare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigns of a struggle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eisn’t just a tell-all autobiography, a series of social-commentary essays, or even a ‘how to paint’ manual, but something enchantingly in-between and including all these things. Using his brightly coloured portraits of Sydney’s LGBTQI communities to build a who’s who of activists and revolutionaries, Whitworth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso uses these visual images as a metaphor in which to contemplate modern life’s challenges and triumphs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith dramatic backdrops including a troubled childhood, 80’s London in the midst of the Aids crisis and directing activism for a global transformation in the modern world, the reader is taken on an often intimate, raucous and also poignant journey though survival, masculinity, queerdom and creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 17 October 2019\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780648460466\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Clouds of Magellan Press\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePages: 152\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obsidian Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54032918970673,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3557\/6881\/files\/signs.jpg?v=1777351613","url":"https:\/\/obsidianbookshop.com\/products\/signs-of-a-struggle-guy-james-whitworth","provider":"Obsidian Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}