Teamwork

Teamwork - 2016 

collage, pencil, marker & acrylic on wood 

6 panels - each DIN A5

in the world of professional team sports specifically football or soccer today players for   big league teams are bought and sold like commodities and 'national' teams are made up of players from all races and nationalities ... some even given citizenship as part of their multi million € contracts. Also, in this professional sports arena homophobia is allowed to run rampant with both the fans and managements alike. This piece Teamwork represents members of a team made up of players of a full range of skin color with their manhood blazing out of their closets.  
Below is a link of a far too common news item that talks of this problem:

http://www.thelocal.es/20160919/spains-only-gay-referee-under-police-protection-due-to-threats