Jon the Viking Prince - Verbal (2025) by David Lavine Queer_Empowerment Believed to depict Mario Minniti

Believed to depict Mario Minniti

This piece is a celebration of abstract expression

This work questions the obsession with the perfect body

Bring home some sweetness – because it’s all peaches and cream

With that iconic shearling jacket and a gleaming gold chain

Jon the Viking Prince - Verbal (2025) by David Lavine Queer_Empowerment Believed to depict Mario MinnitiArtist: David Lavine Medium: Coloured Pencil, mixed media In Jon the Viking Prince Verbal, David Lavine reimagines a vintage comic book hero framed by glowing citrus tones. Part of a series featuring drawings of cut images before they are collaged with other elements, if ever these works preserve printing imperfections, folds, tears, and the often crude renderings of their sources. Here, the characters mid expression blends nostalgia, queer culture