On the lookout for a nude life mannequin, the UK artist Wilfrid Wooden first met Theo Adamson by way of the homosexual relationship and hookup app Grindr. Ultimately, Adamson turned the topic of a whole bunch of Wooden’s drawings, in addition to his boyfriend. The charming brief documentary Drawings of My BF explores the intermingling intimacies the 2 share as each lovers and creative collaborators. With an understated contact, the UK filmmaker James Cooper captures Wooden creating portraits of Adamson in types that vary from nearly jarringly easy to wealthy and complex. They’re all related, nonetheless, by the sense of intimacy between artist and muse every appears to convey. Wooden’s many drawings of Adamson first went on show at an artwork present in London in 2019, and have been additionally launched as a guide.
Drawings of My BF initially appeared on nytimes.com.
