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Collage, Paper on Wood
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Harlem Baby is in thought again. It’s 2018. While Black men try to escape injustice and blood shed by wearing suits, very little has changed. Everybody can see what’s going on and what’s happening to Black people. In the new millennium, very little has changed except everybody has access to photograph and record the injustice and maltreatment of Black people. We no longer have to wait for a famous photographer to document our stories. The Black community continues to witness the struggle for justice particularly in the cases of unarmed Black men. Disturbingly, Black children are forced to helplessly observe the abuse from white police officers. I was shocked in 2014 to watch a video of Michael Brown laying dead in the street, uncovered for over 4 hours while children watched his blood spill on the ground and white police officers talked nonchalantly and uncaring that children were present-- or even that Michael Brown was a human being. It's usually the same old song. Black mothers will cry. The media will paint a picture of a Black villain. White cops will cry defense. And nobody will be punished for the death of a Black man. This artwork is the sister artwork to “Harlem Baby: My Lord What A Morning” Sincerely, Lisa Whittington
2018
Paper on Wood
One-of-a-kind Artwork
20 W x 24 H x 0.1 D in
Not Framed
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I am fearless in my artistic journey and I have to be. I embody a sense of creative responsibility to express and document the vibe, the history and the experiences of Black people. I am versatile across mediums, but my love is abstract expressionism because of all the places it can go and how it excites me as an artist. Within my body of work it is not unusual to find figurative work, narratives, as well as non representational abstracts. Much of my work develops intuitively. I’ve been involved in art all of my life. I’ve also been to museums all around the world observing and studying art. I understand it’s importance and impact on culture and society. I enjoy being an artist and a historian and find purpose in my creative work. My collectors and the museums that have acquired my work tend to feel they are investing in something bigger than either of us can see. Art is not always about how many paintings an artist can sell, but its contribution to the world and the insight of the collector. My work can be documentary, rhythmic, political, soulful, and even non-objective. My narrative work usually tells the story of Black people in America, or gives pause to my experience coming of age in New York City. Harlem, NY is an ongoing muse and narrator in my work. Recently, an anonymous donor purchased a billboard wall and hired a media company to paint my artwork “A Harlem Story” on a side of a building in Brooklyn as a mural to honor my work. Please be sure to visit my website and follow my Instagram to stay up to date on my very interesting journey with Art.
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