Heavenly Body

Name: Heavenly Body
Brand: Gabriele Jacobs
SKU: 55879485063541
Price: 1335.0 EUR
Availability: InStock

Gabriele Jacobs
South Africa

€1.335,00

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 76 W x 91 H cm / 29.92 W x 35.83 H

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About The Artwork

This large nude stands as a response to prevailing depictions of gay and queer bodies in contemporary culture — slim or muscular forms that dominate both mainstream media and the fine art sphere. Instead, it offers a celebration of softness, affirming a different kind of beauty and presence.

Originally created: 2025
Subject: Body, Vulnerability, Sensuality, Identity, Intimacy
Medium: Oil
Styles: Realism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Symbolism, Naturalism

Details & Dimensions

Painting: Oil on Canvas
Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size: 76 W x 91 H cm
Frame: Not Framed
Ready to Hang: Not applicable
Packaging: Ships in a tube

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Ships From: South Africa

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Gabriele Jacobs

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Gabriele Jacobs

Gabriele Jacobs (b. 1997, Johannesburg) is a South African queer artist based in Cape Town. Their multidisciplinary practice uses animal symbolism to reflect on ecology, queerness, and African identity. Through sculpture and mixed media, Jacobs explores extinction, transformation, and the beauty of self-acceptance, positioning queerness as deeply rooted in the natural world.