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THREAD: Hey y’all! Many of u know that I begin my M.A. Costume Studies this Fall. I am going to be a Curator with a focus on blackness in the fashion + costume sector of heritage
In prep I’m challenging myself to learn more about Black art/artist. Daily dose of black art here
In prep I’m challenging myself to learn more about Black art/artist. Daily dose of black art here
1st up is Kerry James Marshall. His work captures the black experience in such a beautiful, slightly abstract, way.
@seanbeauford did a wonderful thread mashing up Jay-Z lyrics with KJM’s artwork that really embodies the spirit his work. Enjoy it here: https://twitter.com/seanbeauford/status/1127321072049840128?s=21
@seanbeauford did a wonderful thread mashing up Jay-Z lyrics with KJM’s artwork that really embodies the spirit his work. Enjoy it here: https://twitter.com/seanbeauford/status/1127321072049840128?s=21
Lakin Ogunbanwo’s ‘e wá mo mi’ is a series that explores the culture around Nigerian brides + marriages.
@vogue_italia spoke with Lakin about this collection + featured it on their site. To me, Rih wearing Nigerian bridal headdress in Guava Island is reminiscent of this series
@vogue_italia spoke with Lakin about this collection + featured it on their site. To me, Rih wearing Nigerian bridal headdress in Guava Island is reminiscent of this series
Russian Ghanaian artist Liz Johnson Artur. She grew up in Bulgaria + Russia. Her photography became the way she connected with other Black people.
Her 1st solo exhibition is at @brooklynmuseum titled “Dusha” - Russian for Soul
Her photography is *chef’s kiss*
Her 1st solo exhibition is at @brooklynmuseum titled “Dusha” - Russian for Soul
Her photography is *chef’s kiss*
LOVE! Daveed Baptiste’s series “Haiti to the Hood” captures the experience he had as a Haitian immigrant
I love that his visuals show the intersection of his Haitian culture + Black American culture. Tampico Juice, DMX posters + Madame Gougousse rice: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-young-artist-charts-the-journey-from-haiti-to-hood
I love that his visuals show the intersection of his Haitian culture + Black American culture. Tampico Juice, DMX posters + Madame Gougousse rice: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-young-artist-charts-the-journey-from-haiti-to-hood
I’m completely obsessed with Harmonia Rosales’ artwork. She reimagines scenes from the Bible to let these people know 2 things: God is Black + God is a woman
Her ‘Birth of Oshun’, ‘Creation of God’ + that ABSOLUTELY breathtaking ‘The Virgin’ are some of my favorites. Whew
Her ‘Birth of Oshun’, ‘Creation of God’ + that ABSOLUTELY breathtaking ‘The Virgin’ are some of my favorites. Whew
Remember when @fenoelofficial put Harmonia Rosales’ beautiful art on her dress designs? Black women, you’re doing amazing sweetie!!!!!!
I’m super into Barkley L. Hendricks right now. He’s known for capturing the coolness of being Black
He did a loooot to establish visuals of blackness in portraiture in 60s/70s. IMO he was out here challenging stereotypes of Blackness by applying an air of regality to his work
He did a loooot to establish visuals of blackness in portraiture in 60s/70s. IMO he was out here challenging stereotypes of Blackness by applying an air of regality to his work
Discovered @pamelacouncil’s work + will gas it forever
She described her piece ‘Fountain of Your Youth’ as a “kinetic sculpture automotan robot "fountain" that churns up plastic pony beads, the colonial currency used in girls' protective styles” - Black girlhood + hair beads
She described her piece ‘Fountain of Your Youth’ as a “kinetic sculpture automotan robot "fountain" that churns up plastic pony beads, the colonial currency used in girls' protective styles” - Black girlhood + hair beads
Amazing installation by @pamelacouncil - ‘Flo Jo World Record Nails’ (2012)
2,000 hand painted acrylic fingernails in the shape of a track. Love this ode to Flo Jo’s amazing acrylic nails. It’s a great nod to the social/cultural significance of acrylic nails in BW-hood
2,000 hand painted acrylic fingernails in the shape of a track. Love this ode to Flo Jo’s amazing acrylic nails. It’s a great nod to the social/cultural significance of acrylic nails in BW-hood
Kehinde Wiley’s new 30ft sculpture called “Rumors of War” was unveiled in Times Square last week. It features a Black man wearing locs, jeans + a hoodie. It’s a reclaiming of American history...Kind of an opposition to all those weird confederate sculptures in the south
This sculpture will be at the VA Museum of Fine Arts - a short distance away from the confederate stature Kehinde saw of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, who pushed the idea that “Confederate states were the noble targets of Northern aggression”
Richmond, the capital of the confederacy
Richmond, the capital of the confederacy
Laetitia Ky ( @laetiky) is a Côte d’Ivoire based hair sculptor
She was inspired by hairstyle worn by pre-colonial African tribes. "Things have come a long way, but even today kinky hair is taboo for some Africans. I want to look back to our traditions and draw from them”
She was inspired by hairstyle worn by pre-colonial African tribes. "Things have come a long way, but even today kinky hair is taboo for some Africans. I want to look back to our traditions and draw from them”
Ruth Ganika Ossai, a Nigerian photographer, who captures beautiful editorials! I love how she captures how west African culture intersects w/western fashion
My fav of her’s: Miu Miu's 2018 campaign to celebrate female filmmakers - Ruth shot the women of Nollywood in Miu Miu
My fav of her’s: Miu Miu's 2018 campaign to celebrate female filmmakers - Ruth shot the women of Nollywood in Miu Miu
Most recently Ruth Ginika Ossai shot Fenty’s cameo jewelry campaign —
She also short a campaign in Lagos for Vogue Portugal around Nigerian church girl style
She also short a campaign in Lagos for Vogue Portugal around Nigerian church girl style
I LOVE Ruth Ossai’sseries on Nsukka style - The Univ of Nigeria is in Nsukka so there’s a cool mix of traditional + modern
“Aunties are the true style queens. There are so many stylish young ppl but the elders carry themselves better bcuz of their grace” - Ruth via Vogue
“Aunties are the true style queens. There are so many stylish young ppl but the elders carry themselves better bcuz of their grace” - Ruth via Vogue
Shawn Theodore’s gorgeous imagery mixes photography + collage work
Ima just drop these images + go. They speak for themselves!
Ima just drop these images + go. They speak for themselves!
Shawn Theodore’s work “Being Black Outweigh’s One’s Blues” appeared on one of the four April 2016 covers of the @NMAAHC Smithsonian magazine to commemorate the opening of the museum
Love to see it!
Love to see it!
Elizabeth Colomba’s beautiful oil on canvas work — Harlem Elizabeth is described as an artist who “paints the women art history forgot”
I love seeing Black women painted in this baroque style. No servants, No fetishizing, just rich fabrics + beauty
I love seeing Black women painted in this baroque style. No servants, No fetishizing, just rich fabrics + beauty
PJ Harper ( @PJharper98) — His sculptures capture the beauty + complexities of Blackness in such a unique way.
IMO his art isn’t pretentious or unapproachable. It’s political without having to try to hard but ultimately is is so aesthetically bomb! @AZDGPi exposed me to his work
IMO his art isn’t pretentious or unapproachable. It’s political without having to try to hard but ultimately is is so aesthetically bomb! @AZDGPi exposed me to his work
Khari Rahim’s beautiful artwork.
“My work right now is a diary of struggle + overcoming struggle. I’m exploring the history of Black defeat, Black revolutions + Black accomplishments coalescing through mark making, realism + expressionism” - @iknowkhari
“My work right now is a diary of struggle + overcoming struggle. I’m exploring the history of Black defeat, Black revolutions + Black accomplishments coalescing through mark making, realism + expressionism” - @iknowkhari
