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reclaimed antique adding machine, silkscreened acrylic paint on canvas. 2024
WallPAPER of Respect (painted series)
2020-2021. Acrylic Paint Silkscreen on Paper. 18"x24"
Inspired by the 1967 Wall of Respect mural created by artists of the Organization of Black American Culture, this series celebrate the very first African American aspiring wealth-builders of the late 19th century. Under one of the most extreme moments of civil duress in the history of the United States, these Black post- civil war veterans, entrepreneurs and labor force workers (sharecroppers) managed to establish modest holdings entrusted to the American government’s Freedman’s Bureau Bank, and designated such to bequeath to familial beneficiaries. This particular mined excerpt from the National Archives feature the profile of an actual person who shares the same surname as (myself) the artist.
Each of the original silkscreen paintings on paper from the series are available to be manufactured as a standard repeat-pattern wallpaper design.
Inspired by the 1967 Wall of Respect mural created by artists of the Organization of Black American Culture, this series celebrate the very first African American aspiring wealth-builders of the late 19th century. Under one of the most extreme moments of civil duress in the history of the United States, these Black post- civil war veterans, entrepreneurs and labor force workers (sharecroppers) managed to establish modest holdings entrusted to the American government’s Freedman’s Bureau Bank, and designated such to bequeath to familial beneficiaries. This particular mined excerpt from the National Archives feature the profile of an actual person who shares the same surname as (myself) the artist.
Each of the original silkscreen paintings on paper from the series are available to be manufactured as a standard repeat-pattern wallpaper design.
WallPAPER of Respect (wallpaper decor series)
print manufactured wallpaper
Eau De HR40: Air of/by/for Diasporic Africa
2020. Reclaimed atomizer perfume bottle, shredded American currency, air. 3.5"x4.5"
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 6)
2015. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
(side detail)
(rear detail)
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 3)
2015. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 5)
2015. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
(rear detail)
(micro- detail)
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Inaugural Canvas Mobile)
2014. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 1)
2014. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
(detail)
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