Modern Atlanta Artist Paintings
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AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST- ATLANTA, GA – COREY
BARKSDALE work is continually inspired by African American culture
and music.
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Celebrate Black History Month in Downtown Indianapolis
By Jennifer L. Hanson | Submitted On January 27, 2011
Experience living Black History on Indiana Avenue
Indiana Avenue is a powerful version of the American dream through
an African-American lens. The Avenue is the historic
African-American commercial, entertainment and worship center.
Today's landscape is filled with enduring landmarks, a burgeoning
university campus, contemporary residences and a lush waterway.
Indiana Avenue truly is rhythm reborn. The rich heritage comes to
life on stage, in public art, museums, art galleries, nightlife and
in the church.
Also located on Indiana Avenue is the historic Madame Walker Theatre
Center. The Madame Walker Theatre Center, housed in the historic
Madame C.J. Walker Building, has long symbolized the spirit of
creativity and community pride in Downtown Indianapolis. Celebrate
Black History Month with the Walker Theatre by joining Freetown
Village for an evening dinner theatre called "This Little Light" on
Feb. 18. Enjoy live music and a lesson in history at this living
history museum. Also join the Madame Walker Theatre for Jazz on the
Avenue Feb. 25 in the Ballroom for live jazz and cocktails. Call
236.2099 for more information.
Art & Soul at the Indianapolis Artsgarden
Don't miss more than 18 FREE performances throughout the month of
February as part of the 15th annual Art & Soul in the
Indianapolis Artsgarden, which kicks off Jan. 27. This annual
celebration of African-American art and artists celebrates Black
History Month. The performances feature a broad range of musical,
dance, spoken word, poetry and living history from both established
and emerging artists. Highlights throughout the month of February
include Billy Wooten Jazz Trio, Gregg Bacon, June Rochelle, the
Asante Children's Theatre and many more. For more details and a
schedule of events call 631.3301 or visit the Indy Arts Web site.
Learn about black history
Join The Children's Museum of Indianapolis as black history comes
alive during the month of February. Don't miss Target Family Night
Feb. 3 from 4 - 8 p.m. Celebrate African-American heritage and
achievements in history, science, art and music FREE of charge.
Experience a slave's flight to freedom and learn to navigate using
the Big Dipper during Follow the Drinking Gourd starting Feb. 1 at
11 a.m. On Feb. 3, 5 and12, celebrate Black History Month in Lilly
Theatre with vignettes exploring the lives of Levi Coffin and Madame
C.J. Walker at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and 1 p.m. on Saturday. To
learn more, call 334.3322.
The first 5,000 entrants to the Indiana Black History Challenge will receive a prize. All participants who complete the challenge and answer all questions correctly are entered into a drawing for the grand prize and runner-up awards. The grand prize is a Family Fun Pack that includes an overnight stay at the Omni Severin Hotel in Downtown Indianapolis; four tickets to special exhibitions at the Indianapolis Museum of Art; a $25 gift certificate to Weber Grill Restaurant and a family membership to the Indiana Historical Society, which includes free admission to the Indiana Experience for a year. One winner from each IMCPL branch and the History Center will receive a runner-up prize of a family four-pack of tickets to an Indianapolis Indians game. For more information, contact the IHS at 232.1882.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art's (IMA) Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial exhibition will open Feb. 25. As an artist, Dial explores the truth of American history and culture in all its complexities and contradictions. This exhibition includes more than 50 pieces of Dial's work that range from sculptures to paintings and that address some of the most compelling issues of our time. Find out more information on the exhibition call 923.1331.
Visit the Indiana State Museum for their "African Americans in
Indiana" gallery search starting Feb. 1 to uncover the rich culture
and contributions of Indiana's black communities. Meet President
Lincoln on Feb. 12 and enjoy period music and activities or see
Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches in the Legacy Theater through the
end of March. Call 232.1637 for more information.
The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art will host
the 4th Annual Leon Jett Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Quintard
Taylor, professor of American History at the University of
Washington, on Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. Taylor will discuss how African
Americans helped shape and develop the American West. A new exhibit
that is partnered with the Smithsonian National Museum of the
American Indian called Red Black: Related Through History will open
Feb. 12. Red Black will showcase the interactions between early
black slaves and Native Americans. Call 636.9378 for more
information.
Head over to the Garfield Parks Art Center for "Black Pearls": An
Artistic Celebration of Black History Month starting Feb. 5. The
FREE exhibit showcases African and African-American artists and will
display sculpture, drawing, painting and ceramics. Hands on creative
family activities will take place every Saturday and Sunday
throughout February. Hours for Garfield Parks Art Center are Tuesday
- Thursday 2 - 9 p.m., Friday 1 - 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
and Sunday 1 - 5 p.m. For more information call 327.7135.
Black History performances
The Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) presents Charlayne Woodard's
Going Solo: Neat from Feb.10 - March 6. In this sequel to Woodard's
"Pretty Fire," teenaged Charlayne encounters boys, high school,
civil rights and her own vivid imagination, all while learning to
live with her disabled aunt, Neat. Tickets, show information and a
schedule of consortium events are available by calling 635.5252.
Join the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for the 26th Anniversary
Celebration of Black History Concert Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The ISO's
annual concert celebrates the significant impact of African-American
culture on classical and symphonic music as well as the superb
artistry and creativity of black artists, composers and conductors.
This year the concert will be conducted by an Indianapolis audience
favorite, Thomas Wilkins. This event is FREE and open to the public.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for general seating. Call 639.4300 for more
information.
For a complete calendar of events, call Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST- ATLANTA, GA – COREY
BARKSDALE African American cultural art. Atlanta muralist painter.
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Black History Month Has Come and Gone, But Not the Artists
By CharLena M. Pearson | Submitted On March 03, 2010
Once again, black history month has come and gone, but thankfully
not the art or the artists. This year it didn't seem as though the
usual speeches were trotted out to make the people of Black America
proud to be black. That in itself was a gift. Instead we were all
treated to new ways to be proud to be Americans that happen to be
from the African Diaspora. If you watched channel 5, there was Wendy
Williams who talked about a famous black inventors or filmmakers or
scientists. Sure there have been other people, like Ruby Dee and
Ossie Davis on Channel 7 who have spoken about other accomplishments
in the past, but it was nice to see someone smiling at us instead of
being somber about the greatness that runs through the Diaspora.
This year I had the privilege to go to an artist opening at the
Dwyer Cultural Center up in Harlem. It was for invited guests only
the evening before the actual opening to the public. There was of
course the press from The Amsterdam News and other archivist with
cameras to take note of the painters and their brand of art. It
could be said that the glitterati of Manhattan Valley was there. I
noticed at least ten different people who are members or go on a
regular basis to Riverside Church.
One of the artists invited me to this wonderful event and I was able
to talk to him in depth about his work and how he came to be an
artist. After more than 25 years in academia, as a high school
teacher, he decided to go back to his first love, art. His name is
Robert Daniels. As a young boy he started off using whatever he
could get his hands on to draw in the kitchen while his mother was
cooking dinner. Often when his mother was not at home he scoured her
room for lipstick to use as his colored pencils and draw on whatever
was not nailed down.
Mr. Daniel's art has developed from the early days of using chalk
and lipstick to going on to using Photoshop and everything else in
between. His artwork is gorgeous to say the least. Mr. Daniels is a
part of the Weusi* Group, in which 12 of the 50 members is being
showcased now through September 3rd 2010. Starting after September
4th or so another 12 will be on display to show off their wonderful
talents. At the Dwyer there is a 20 minute short that showcases the
present artists in the show and how they became affiliated with the
Weusi Group. It can also be seen on their website via YouTube. Weusi
is a Swahili word which means both blackness and togetherness, quite
poignant for the art that is on display.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST PAINTINGS - ATLANTA, GA –
Visual artists play a key role in creating positive depictions of
the African American experience. Large scale fine art paintings.
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AMERICAN POST-MODERN ARTIST- ATLANTA, GA – COREY
BARKSDALE work is continually inspired by African American culture
and music. Mural artwork in Atlanta
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His Most Famous Painting - Black Square by Kasimir Malevich
By Annette Labedzki | Submitted On September 08, 2009
Russian 'Suprematist' painter, art theoretician, and the frontrunner
of 'Geometric Abstract Art,' Kazimir Severinovich Malevich or
Kasimir (or Kazimir) Malevich (1878-1935), was born near Kiev, Kiev
Governorate of Russia. He joined the Moscow Institute of Painting,
Sculpture and Architecture in 1903. In his earlier days, the creator
of "Black Square" (1915), Kasimir followed 'Impressionism' as well
as 'Fauvism,' Picasso and Cubism influencing him later. Impressed,
Malevich led the 'Russian Cubist Movement.' In 1912, he took part in
the exhibition Donkey's Tail, where he showed his 'Neo-Primitive'
works. By the end of 1912, he participated in the fifth exhibition
of the Union of Youth, in St. Petersburg, where he showed 'Woman
with Buckets and Child' (1912), 'Scythe-Man,' 'Harvester,' and the
'Head of a Peasant.'
In 1913, Kasimir founded his own painting style, which he named as
'Suprematism.' 'Suprematism' involved creating 'Abstract Geometric'
patterns. Later, he created 'Black Square' his first 'Suprematist'
and most famous painting, which according to the artist, "Conveyed
the supremacy of pure feeling in creative art." Kasimir Malevich's
painting is the most creative and beautiful painting in Russian art
history. He painted different types of "Black Square," during
1915-30s. The variety was created not only in the terms of sequences
or in the years of painting, but also in color, style, texture, and
presentation. Each time Malevich's concept was unique and bore no
similarities with the previous versions.
The first and original "Black Square" was created in 1915. The same
year this oil on canvas painting, sized 106.2 cm x 106.5 cm (41 3/4"
x 41 7/8"), was showed at the Last Futurist Exhibition 0,10 in
Petrograd. The painting shows a black square, measuring
approximately two and a half feet, against white background. This
"Black Square" became the identifying symbol of 'Suprematism.' This
painting is presently available at the State Russian Museum, St.
Petersburg, Russia.
In 1923, Malevich created his second "Black Square," in association
with his close disciples Konstantin Rozhdestvensky, Anna Leporskaya,
and Nikolay Suyetin. It was for a triptych, which also included
Cross and Circle (now at the State Russian Museum in St.
Petersburg). The "Black Square" was one of the most basic geometric
forms and was therefore, not considered a marvel anymore.
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AMERICAN POST-MODERN ARTIST- ATLANTA, GA – COREY
BARKSDALE work is continually inspired by African American culture
and music. Mural artwork Atlanta
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