April 29, 2010 | Arts / Entertainment

Porn star crucifixion

An Australian painter recruited well-known gay porn star Francois Sagat as his muse for his latest piece. The stunning oil painting, for which someone paid $42,000, is a statement about safer sex and the Roman Catholic Church

Ross Watson paints porn star Francois Sagat

"I was motivated by the Vatican's position on homosexuality, and its ban on condom use, to create a painting which references Caravaggio's 'Crucifiction of St Peter,’" Ross Watson said of his work. "Francois Sagat continues to play a valuable role in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention and education. I wanted to acknowledge that in the painting, whilst tying it to the Vatican.

"Some will regard the painting as provocative, but I don't believe it is in contrast to the Vatican's position on these issues. The Pope's second-in-charge recently claimed homosexuality and pedophelia are linked. That enraged me. It seems just and deserving to depict Francois Sagat as a contemporary saint, given he is helping to save lives, rather than contributing to causing illness and deaths for millions."

Sainthood -- that's even better than a GayVN Award!

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