Summer in the City

Reyes MA - New Yorker (Up On A Roof)

This image with it's acid-bright colours seems to speak of Summer, long and hot

the swirly sky reads like an invocation of heatwave conditions,

the subject's shiny face and clinging, summery attire likewise.

The leaves on the ground though are a augury of Autumn

 and thoughts of the future seems to be reflected in his serious expression

and that typically masculine, crouching pose, denoting a pause in activity.

The man portrayed here is strikingly muscular, his arms and neck convey that, 

even without the curious, explicit outlines showing through his T-shirt.

These seem to be another signifier of the summer heat 

supplementing the fleshy tones which also show through the material

at places where it stretches across perspiring, mounded muscle. 

Seemingly sketchy and naive at first sight, there's some clever observation here

I can't find a website for Miguel Angel Reyes

 but you'll find lots about him and sample images if you search on-line
There's a selection at the Homoerotic Art Museum