Goodvin Nerko - Beach Brotherhood - No Reserve

Original oil on panel, painted by the artist himself last year. The painting is in perfect condition, with no damage or restorations, and it comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. It has never been sold before. No catalogs or related documents have been published. The work will be carefully packaged in protective materials and shipped in a reinforced box.

Goodvin Nerko, a visual artist based in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). My work revolves around the male body, desire, identity, and queer beauty. Through an intimate and sensory gaze, I explore the erotic and emotional dimension of contemporary male art.

I mainly work with oil painting and watercolor, techniques that allow me to capture both the subtlety and the intensity of the human figure. I draw inspiration from classical tradition, 20th-century homoerotic art, underground gay comics, and the visual narratives of the present.

Since 2018 I have participated in group and solo exhibitions in Spain and Italy. My work was part of the official Pride program in Maspalomas (Gran Canaria) in 2018, as well as queer exhibitions in Barcelona during Pride events in 2018 and 2019. I have also shown my work in independent spaces in Tenerife, and in alternative galleries in Rome and Milan.

In 2021 I was selected for a queer artistic residency in Valencia, focused on the body as political and aesthetic territory.

I regularly collaborate with cultural projects and LGBTQ+ associations both locally and internationally, contributing illustrations, posters, and original works. In 2023 I participated in a virtual exhibition organized by a network of queer Latin American artists.

My paintings are part of private collections in Spain, Germany, the United States, Mexico, and other countries. Through my work, I seek to create a space of visibility, tenderness, and pride, where the male body appears free from censorship and full of truth.

In addition to my work on paper and canvas, I develop digital series that I share on platforms like Instagram and online galleries, with the aim of bringing queer art closer to new audiences.

More than just representing bodies, my art is a form of resistance, a celebration of diverse beauty, and a constant quest for aesthetic freedom.