Purple Contemporary Penis Glass Clay Fine Art Phallus Phallic Erotic Rhinestone Sculpture LGBT Queer Gay Art By Max Hammond Studio

MaxHammondStudio

A celebration of excess, desire and queer spectacle.

These glass rhinestone sculptures transform familiar forms into objects of seduction, humour and contradiction. Their kitsch surfaces and unapologetic glamour draw on the visual language of camp—where the excessive, the artificial and the seemingly vulgar become a means of expression.

The rhinestone becomes both material and metaphor: decorative, fragile, obsessive and deliberately conspicuous. Each surface demands attention, turning the object into something to be looked at, desired and questioned.

Rooted in queer visual culture, the works embrace the tension between masculinity and decoration, intimacy and spectacle, sincerity and irony. What might appear playful or absurd becomes a vehicle for examining how queer bodies, desires and identities are made visible.

“Untitled” (2025) — MaxHammondStudio

Created between 2024–2025, this piece was exhibited as part of “13 Beautiful Horses” in Leicester and reviewed in Corridor8 Magazine (September/October 2025 issue).

This sculpture comes from a deeply personal place, intertwined with the artist’s lived experience and ongoing exploration of masculinity, intimacy, and perception.

As with all works from MaxHammondStudio, rhinestones and decorative materials are used deliberately. Elements typically associated with excess or superficiality are elevated, challenging traditional hierarchies of taste and artistic worth.

Each sculpture takes approximately 25–50 hours to complete. Every crystal and bead is individually selected and applied by hand, resulting in a highly tactile, light-reactive surface.

These works are not mass-produced objects—they are physical extensions of personal narrative.

A striking contemporary sculpture exploring masculinity, sexuality and vulnerability through the male body.

This hand-sculpted form is covered in individually applied rhinestones, moving through a delicate gradient of pale lavender, silver and vivid iridescent blue-green. The unexpected use of soft, decorative colour deliberately challenges traditional ideas of masculinity as hard, dark and restrained.

The intimate anatomical form is transformed into something precious, glamorous and almost jewel-like, encouraging the viewer to reconsider what a male body can look like and how it can be presented.

Its reflective surface constantly shifts with the light, making each viewing subtly different. Bold yet delicate, playful yet vulnerable, the work turns a private part of the male body into an unapologetically beautiful object.

Details

• Original one-of-a-kind sculpture
• Hand-sculpted and individually rhinestone embellished
• Lavender, silver & iridescent blue-green finish
• Wall-mounted
• Contemporary conceptual artwork
• Signed and authenticated

A celebration of masculinity outside of its traditional boundaries—soft, decorative, vulnerable and beautiful.