“Bootsy” Collins Vs. Jean-Michele Basquiat DEVELOPMENT Robert Hughes Insightful commentary on Basquiat had me thinking a lot. I especially liked what he said, “For the very nature of Basquiat’s success forced him to repeat himself without a chance of development.” And that rings true; Basquiat works’ are brilliant, although they […]
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PARADIGM SHIFT Perspective is an amazing thing. You think that you’re true about an issue, and then all of a sudden, a perspective comes along that causes a paradigm shift in your thinking. In comes, Jennifer Clements’s book Widow Basquiat, a very personal accounting of the relationship of her friend […]
Art On My Mind I didn’t know when it was that I became familiar with my art history “Ancient true Gothic” teacher Frank Russell, at The Maryland Institute of Art, to start questioning the art on my mind. I think I got to a point where I could not find […]
Hell no I will not sign a petition, to ban this piece from the Barbican Gallery, this piece of art is doing what it suppose to do. Start a dialogue. Make up your minds. Contemplate your sins. Especially with the people who disagrees with the point of view of the […]
Black apartheid again, this blog came about when I was watching the news. Garry Moreno went into a clip of the former Premier’s speech. I was amazed; I could not stop looking at the TV. Everyone around me got quiet. Children were to “shush be, quiet!” You could see the […]
The Trouble with Calling it Black Art This is a great article, starting with its insightful title: The Trouble with calling it, Black Art, Well, for me it is. I come to believe that we are doing our self a disservice by labeling our self-black arts or black- anything. It […]
Miles Davis Big Fun Talking contemporary art with Jens at KAFU Hair and Gallery, My Miles Davis big Fun, is an homage to American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat A celebration of children’s art a celebration of the uniqueness of a finger-painting. My collaboration with my daughter’s artwork as I watch them […]
