... the other Black experience
Black Pop Surrealism/ Lowbrow Art?
Has anyone seen any pop surrealist/lowbrow art with people of African descent in it? I would love some links because I've searched high and low and I can't find anything. I was thinking about creating some of my own but I need some inspiration.
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Permalink Reply by Thomas Körtvélyessy on -
I remember seeing a book at Vrolijk (GLBTQ bookshop in Amsterdam) but cannot remember his name (yes, I know) I'll be in that city next week Monday again, gently pull me by the earlobe in case so that I'll remember and check him out.
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Permalink Reply by Lars Maximus))) on -
I recently fell in love with Mati Klarwein and his surreal worx. Surreal can be a broad term like punk but Klarwein could be lumped in with Alex Grey in its dreamy format and Basquiat as far as having African subjects. Well, for Basquiat it was more a black American state of being. Klarwein was German Jewish but he was enamored with African and Arab beauty and folklore. He is responsible for the artwork for multiple Miles Davis albums and an amazing portrait of flautist Yusef Lateef. Make the search engine your friend, my friend.
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Permalink Reply by Lightning Pill on -
When someone comes across more of anything like this, you let ME know, too. :-)
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Permalink Reply by Thomas Körtvélyessy on
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found him, as promised earlier :-)
Kehinde Wiley ... and http://www.kehindewiley.com/Artist_Statement.html
for about a decade he has re-appropriated the genre of historic Euro-Caucasian portraits suggesting power & status, and re-interprets them with almost exclusively African/American people, mostly cisgender-men and most recently, cis-gender women. OK, that's still not surreal, really, but I find it could come close to Pop Art with Black African people in it - what do you think? ~
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Permalink Reply by ImanGold on -
thanks!!
Thomas Körtvélyessy said:found him, as promised earlier :-)
Kehinde Wiley ... and http://www.kehindewiley.com/Artist_Statement.html
for about a decade he has re-appropriated the genre of historic Euro-Caucasian portraits suggesting power & status, and re-interprets them with almost exclusively African/American people, mostly cisgender-men and most recently, cis-gender women. OK, that's still not surreal, really, but I find it could come close to Pop Art with Black African people in it - what do you think? ~
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Permalink Reply by Rosenda on -
I adooore Kehinde Wiley's artwork!! Shout out to Jahluv for hipping me to his artwork ages ago.
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Permalink Reply by Turtel Onli on -
Onli Studios Rhythmistic works at www.afrofuture.blogspot.com and www.dablackage.blogspot.com
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Permalink Reply by Turtel Onli on
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From the East / West Zodiac Journal from ONLI STUDIOS.
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Permalink Reply by Turtel Onli on
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Search for the Black Age of Comics movement. It hosts four annual conventions and produces a growing range of graphic novels. Ones graphic novels can be as Black as ones music.
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Permalink Reply by Yaka71 on -
Not sure if you this is what you meant? Is all my work, these are actually business cards , pics of original paintings, you can see my work here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/asboluv/
cheers
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