3D Plaster Sculptures: Form, Space, Pattern, Movement, Balance
Thank you to the 3D Artists for their fun and inventive work.
Music: "The Metrics" by Drums and Tuba
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Aaron Johnson: A Balance Between Unpredictability and Control
Aaron Johnson: His work "Straddles the balance between unpredictability and control, abstraction and figuration..." Read more from his BIO HERE
"The Baron" Acrylic and collage on synthetic mesh
"Bluebird, Bluebird, Bluebird, Joy, Joy, Joy" Archival pigment print on cotton paper
"Smooth Operator" Acrylic on canvas
"Mr. Bowtie" Acrylic and collage on synthetic mesh
"Cosmic Crush" Acrylic on canvas
in his studio
Calixte Dakpogan: Forged from Scraps
Calixte Dakpogan: "Deeply rooted in his blacksmithing ancestry, Vodun heritage, and the material culture of his hometown...Dakpogan considers hs appropriation of useless, disparate objects into new configurations a symbolic act of hope and renewal" Read more from his ARTSY Bio Here
"Hounsi" Iron, plastic, glass
"Soké" Pearls, plastic, copper, forelock
"Mamiwata" Mixed Media, Glass, Copper, Iron, Plastic
"Kponthemin" Metal, Plastic
"Oba" Metal, wipers, reflectors, copper, colorful pens
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Kwabena Lartey: Indentity and Injustice
Kwabena Lartey: Focuses on the "connections between identities of black bodies and the effects of injustice in West Africa and the United states" Read full bio HERE from the Institute Museum of Ghana
"The Wary One" 2021, acrylic and pencil on canvas
"Broken" 2021, acrylic and pencil on canvas
"One's Friend" 2021, acrylic and pencil on canvas
"Trial and Error" 2021, acrylic and pencil on canvas
"Desired Ones" 2021
Suchitra Mattai: Densely layered mixed media and ideas of ancestry, belonging, and displacement
Suchitra Mattai: Her mixed media works (painting, textile, drawing, sculpture, video) "explore ideas of ancestry, belonging, and displacement through a feminist lens. " Read more from her WEBSITE HERE and her ARTSY BIO here
"Monster" 2021, Acrylic on vintage fabric, home made broom
"Past Thoughts, Future Actions", 2021, Embroidery floss, brush, found ceramic bird, tassel, fiber trim, vintage fabric, vintage sari sleeves
"Monster II" 2021, Colonial print from 19th century and gouache
"Pompeii" 2020, The Grammar of Ornament (1910) book page, gouache, 1960 Saturday Evening Post
"Ethnically Ambiguous" 2019, Gouache, acrylic, photo on canvas, found needlepoint, fiber, and feathers
Sunday, January 9, 2022
Carlos Buitrago: Juxtaposing geometry, figures, pattern, and color
Carlos Buitrago: Juxtaposing color, pattern, geometry and the figure. Read his full Bio Here
2020
Carnaval
Samurai
Self-Portrait
Carlos Buitrago at TAG Gallery
Samson Bakare: Reimagining a different future
Samson Bakare: Nigerian artist describes his work as " 'time machines', as they venture back into the past and depict African society that might have existed had history taken a different turn" Read more from his Artsy BIO
"Nelson in Argyle Top" 2021, acrylic on canvas
"Things I saw in my Dreams" 2021, Acrylic on Canvas
"Portrait of a black family" 2021, acrylic on canvas
"At All Cost" 2021, acrylic on canvas
Samson Bakare on WEPRESENT
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Alia Ali: layered global histories of colonialism, migration, imperialism, and war
Alia Ali: her subjects are depicted in "vividly patterned traditional Ikat textiles to reveal layered global histories of colonialism, migration, imperialism, and war..." the fabrics "Conceal the identities of her subjects". Read more from her Artsy Bio HERE
"Atomic Flower" 2019Archival Pigment Print on Cotton Rag, mounted, upholstered frame in Wax Print
"Crystalinks" 2019, Archival Pigment Print on Cotton Rag, mounted, upholstered frame in Wax Print
"Radio" 2019, Archival Pigment Print on Cotton Rag, mounted, upholstered frame in Wax Print
"Flamingo Suns" 2019, Archival Pigment Print on Cotton Rag, mounted, upholstered frame in Wax Print
"Avian Blush" 2021, Archival Pigment Print, mounted, UV laminated, frame upholstered by the artist in African Wax Print
The artist at Peter Sillem Gallery
Wallen Mapondera: repurposing materials to address social, political, and environmental issues
Wallen Mapondera: Mixed media sculptures "express the social, political, and environmental concerns of his native Zimbabwe" Read more from his Artsy Bio
Excellent example of synthesis of Materials, processes, and Ideas
"Laboratory" 2020, Cardboard, Waxed Thread, Ink and Waxed Paper on Canvas
"Trap in Plain Sight", 2018-2022, Textile, Wax Paper, Cardboard and Waxed Thread
"Ronga Dondo II" 2020, Egg Trays, Glue, on board
"Kange Mbeu Kurim Kwandikona" I-IV, 2019, Papier-mâché and Fishing Line
"Nhereka Nhereko" 2019, Metal Bed Base, Wood and Cardboard
"Deliberate Impressions" 2020, cardboard, wax paper, cotton thread, and ink on canvas
Wallen Mapondera at Tyburn Gallery in London
Monday, January 3, 2022
Why is Beauty Fundamental to the Human Experience?
Why is Beauty Fundamental to the human experience?
Illustrations by Jessica Thomas from the Video created by Griesham Taan
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