Tuesday, January 18, 2011

MASTER African American Artists

Mixing Metaphors: The Aesthetic, social and Political in African American Art
This is a fantastic art show featured at Howard University gallery where some MASTER African American Artists works are collected and viewed by Bank of America.
Many artists take inspiration from their heritage, lifestyle and struggles as seen below.




Kevin Cole who is one of my favourite contemporary artists- check out his website- www.artistkcole.com

Julie Mehrutu another favourite contemporary artist who is from Ethiopia (big up Africa!) and she creates large abstracted scenes of landscapes.

Romare Bearden (1911-1988) who is known for his beautiful collages depicting various scenes of African American lifestyles.
www.beardenfoundation.org

Gordon Parks

Walter Cade III who also depicts many scenes from neighborhoods and lifestyle of New York.

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