"Vinny's" has become known by our friends
throughout the years for the parties
we used to have during Tava's lifetime.
After his death,
in honor of my deceased lover,
Tava, I continued parties offering
his artwork for sale to my guests.
Currently we have discontinued our parties.
By the Way, I'm Vinny, and my late mate and partner, the artist
"Tava,"
always jokingly referred to our home --
where many of our friends used to mingle before 2002 -- as
"Vinny's House of Pain."
[See photo]
The name stuck, and these days most
everyone in New York City
and some men in obscure
parts of Australia
still call our one family home
"Vinny's."
God only knows what else they call our house,
but I'm sure Tava was only joking about the pain part.
Yes - Since they called our place
Vinny's
[See my photo]
I decided to name the site www.vinnys.net
rather than Tava.net
So our art clients could find it easier during the time when we held parties.
The "I" throughout
this text refers to me.
Since 1992 I have lived with a
wonderful man named
Steven
[see photo]
Tava passed away and afterward
I began this website.
He died on
January 15, 1991.
We hope this home in cyberspace
fulfills his desire for a
museum of his life's work.
--
Many of his original pieces are at my home still
and some can be found at the
Leslie Lohmann Gallery, New York City
He was most famous for his oversized
Murals on the Piers of New York City
[Circa 1970/1980]
[see photo]
It is my great pleasure to
welcome you to this website about
Tava
and his
Conceptual Art.
When he became ill,
I promised Tava that I
would somehow create a museum for his artwork.
At the time I never imagined that it
would be a cyber-museum
that could
Reach The Entire Globe.
Some of Tava's original pieces, on corrugated metal,
marble, and cloth are in our home in New York City.
They are available for purchase as prints only through email.
Through this website,
I hope to share some
copies of his art
with men who are interested in the two
main themes
that Tava conveyed in his murals:
Great Male Lovers In History
and
Man's Innate Desire To Be With
Other Men.
[As represented in the ancient stories of the "Defenders of Democracy"
and in the culture of Papua New Guinea]
I hope you enjoy the
murals and some of the
fun things I've added as images and text.
Please be aware that
the images on this website
are purposely
obscured
and are registered with digimarc and
the United States Copyright Offices
in both their small and
large formats, and are marked as
"Samples"
to help
observers follow
copyright laws.
All of the Prints are described in
their own sections:
The Sixty-Nine Available Prints.
The last Print # 69 is
"The Kiss"
between Harmodius and Aristogeiton.
The reason it is a special print from the rest of the art
is explained within the description of the mural, describing
Tava's concept about the acceptance of
"The Kiss"
between two men
by the critics of artwork during this time period.
My web-authoring tutor,
AlanLevine@maricopa.edu,
never underestimates
what people would do on the internet, and these
images meant a lot to Tava and to me.
I feel obligated to
protect them as best I can.
Thanks for visiting our website and
please remember to visit us if you're
In The East Village Of New York City.
