Capone Fine Art Books & Comics Available for Purchase Below

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"A Boy Named Patience" 240 pages of art & poetry from Artist René Capone & Poet Dave Russo

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​ "A BOY NAMED PATIENCE"

A Boy Named Patience is a culmination of the best works of art from internationally renowned queer figure artist René Capone from1997-2018. This collection features the most emotionally evocative paintings and drawings from the artist's twenty-year career, highlighting his most beloved works of art collected around the globe. Well-known for his mystical depictions of young men looking for their place in the world, Capone explores themes of truth, beauty, love, romance and sexuality through diverse depictions of the male form. This book contains page after page of intimate characters, ranging from naked young men in an edenic relationship with nature, to boys in love trapped in stark and threatening landscapes. Reimagining of Greek myths, Tarot cards, & savage archetypes.

This art book features the words of poet David Russo alongside the images, adding another layer of wisdom and intensity to Capone's whimsy. Deeply respectful of language, Capone invites the sacred words of poetry to play alongside this stunning assortment of sensory experiences. Through poetry and art, A Boy Named Patience invites you to experience your own
Journey through the forest, where creativity is the most nourishing substance in life.

PRAISE FOR RENE CAPONE'S ART:

"Rene Capone's artwork is visually stunning and emotionally loud. The images in the paintings can be both erotic and sensual, introspective and proud. For a gay boy viewer, who can see shades of himself depicted in the paintings, Rene's work is both liberating and incredibly sexy."
                                                  -Mike Glatze, xy magazine (2001)

"In René Capone's work he creates a world where boys become avatars, taking on the characteristics of animals and transforming their identities both physically and spiritually. Capone appropriates and references traditional fairy tale themes. Capone personal theme is that of hope in his audience will find the courage to stand up for themselves, accept who they are and dare to be better."
                                                  - San Francisco Public Library, 2008

The choice to hybridize this book with poetry is also brave and author Dave Russo is a terrific and poignant collaborator. The metaphysical archetypes in the paintings are not lost on Russo and thankfully he and Capone dance the dance of point and counterpoint skillfully, leaving a wide enough berth for contemplation of each artist’s work independently within the sumptuous volume.Great attention was successfully deployed in the design of this book, which was no small feat in and of itself.
                              - Dan Nicoletta, 2019

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"Any Given Moment"

A prolific figure painter and independent artist, this 158 page full color collection is an overview of artists work from 1999 - 2011. 
​René Capone created a body of narrative paintings that succinctly juxtaposes both eroticism and a lurking secrecy commonplace on the covers of childhood Nancy Drew Mystery books. Capone's art conveys a sense of wonder, exploration & discovery. Set against a fantastic world of mythical dreamscapes the figures in his work appear to be on a deeply personal quest for identity and their place in the world.

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"A Boy Named..."

In 2013 Figure painter René Capone returned with his sophomore book featuring 85 new paintings and drawings as well as a collection of photos taken of the artist himself by many famous Bay Area photographers. "The A Boy Named..."  painting series was created about metaphorically searching for a loved one after they suffered a traumatic brain injury. Examining  personality with just one word,
​such as ... "A Boy Named Truth."

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"Legend of Hedgehog Boy"

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The Legend of Hedgehog Boy
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From independent comic book by writer and artist Rene Capone conjures up all of the classic children’s tales of young and lost souls fleeing into their imaginations in order to escape the cold, harsh nature of reality. And like Peter, Alice, and Dorothy before him, we’re presented with a brash and courageous hero who doesn’t submit to torment and strives to find freedom and happiness despite the predominant darkness of his past. 168-pages with original concept art reprinted in Manga format.

Right from the beginning, Hedgehog Boy was far more than a simple queer fairytale: The heavy topic as child abuse and its consequences, both physical and psychological, marked it as a well-thought form of therapy. ​Contrary to historical fairy tales, which usually showed kids the dangers of straying from the “normal” path that society had agreed upon, Capone’s story argues for self-expression, reconstruction after traumatic events and the building of a chosen family. These themes should, it seems to me, resonate one way or another with every queer adult. In fact, Capone subverts the usualgoal of fairy tales in various ways, as for example with his portrayal of Frank, the angry teddy bear: Frank’s role would normally be that of the conscience voice, the calming, moral side of the boy. Instead, we get a fierce warrior who’d reduce Jiminy Cricket to road kill in an instant.

Above Photo: Max Barlow

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Hedgehog Boy & Kitty (True Love)

HEDGEGEHOG BOY