In Fetish, King Paris confronts one of the most enduring and dehumanizing myths surrounding Black masculinity. The painting depicts a naked African man in side profile, his posture dignified yet vulnerable, with an exaggerated penis that forces the viewer to gaze. Rendered in vivid earth tones - greens, oranges, and reds, the figure feels tethered to the land itself, evoking the image of a farmer or a pedestrian from a pre-colonial world suddenly thrust into the scrutiny of missionaries and outsiders.

The man’s expression is somber, aware of his fate, his body transformed into spectacle, his humanity stripped by those who sought to categorize and fetishize him.