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April 20, 2022, Ukrainian artist Kirill Fadeyev, Joshua Tree National Park, Local restaurateur and philanthropist, Chef Chad Gardner donates to CalFresh. The Harvey Milk Coachella Valley Diversity Breakfast, Blatino, Cumunion! Fetish Friday, Singlet Saturday, Serving Cathedral City | Coachella | Desert Hot Springs | Indian Wells | Indio | La Quinta | Palm Desert | Palm Springs | Rancho Mirage.

April 20, 2022, Ukrainian artist Kirill Fadeyev, Joshua Tree National Park, Local restaurateur and philanthropist, Chef Chad Gardner donates to CalFresh. The Harvey Milk Coachella Valley Diversity Breakfast, Blatino, Cumunion! Fetish Friday, Singlet Saturday, Serving Cathedral City | Coachella | Desert Hot Springs | Indian Wells | Indio | La Quinta | Palm Desert | Palm Springs | Rancho Mirage.

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REPORTER: Adam<br />

ADAMSARTEXPOSE’<br />

EMAIL: adamsart@desertdailyguide.com<br />

REVISITING UKRAINIAN ARTIST<br />

KIRILL FADEYEV<br />

Two weeks ago the article<br />

on the Ukra<strong>in</strong>ian artist Kirill<br />

Fadeyev gave an overview<br />

of his work and the dire<br />

situation he is <strong>in</strong> along with<br />

his country It didn’t seem to<br />

be enough <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

this creative and dar<strong>in</strong>g<br />

gay artist <strong>in</strong> the middle of<br />

a war zone. In addition<br />

to be<strong>in</strong>g available to<br />

defend his country, he is<br />

cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g to develop his art<br />

with statements about his<br />

country andgay liberation.<br />

The photo at the lead to<br />

this article shows him <strong>in</strong> his<br />

studio prior to the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />

of Put<strong>in</strong>’s war. The pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g<br />

he is work<strong>in</strong>g on is titled,<br />

“Beach”.the photo of<br />

the pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g on the left is<br />

exemplary of his fantasy<br />

storytell<strong>in</strong>g with a gay<br />

theme. This is one version of<br />

his Gullivers Travels pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

Even at his young age, Kirill’s<br />

art has <strong>in</strong>fluenced numerous<br />

people and organizations<br />

throughout the world. An<br />

upcom<strong>in</strong>g exhibition at the<br />

Leslie Lohman Gallery <strong>in</strong><br />

8 Never miss a DDG we are always FREE only at ddg.gay<br />

New York City, titled<br />

Stepp<strong>in</strong>g Boldly <strong>in</strong>to the<br />

Future will feature his work<br />

some of which this article<br />

will reserve space to provide<br />

visual stimulation about his<br />

work.<br />

Kirill’s pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g of Dorian<br />

Gray is his take on the novel<br />

by Oscar Wilde of which<br />

has been redone and<br />

modified numerous times<br />

even to the mak<strong>in</strong>g of a<br />

film tell<strong>in</strong>g the story <strong>in</strong> more<br />

contemporary times. The<br />

basic theme is about an<br />

artist who is <strong>in</strong>fatuated with<br />

the male beauty of Dorian<br />

Gray. He pa<strong>in</strong>ts a portrait<br />

attempt<strong>in</strong>g to exemplify<br />

Dorian’s handsomeness.<br />

Dorian Gray sees his beauty<br />

<strong>in</strong> the portrait and wants<br />

to cont<strong>in</strong>ue to live a life of<br />

lavishness that he has been<br />

<strong>in</strong>troduced to. As a result,<br />

he wants to stay <strong>in</strong> the same<br />

appearance as he is <strong>in</strong> the<br />

portrait. Dorian pursues a life<br />

lack<strong>in</strong>g morals. The portrait<br />

ages as he ages show<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the amoral experiences he<br />

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