RIP Michael Jackson

RIP Michael Jackson 1958-2009

Full Circle...

Hello faithful few! So right to it...other day while I was sketching and perplexing about my work on the Copper Goddess series, I was trying to find the relation to this body of work and my previous work. When while doing a goddess my mind flashed back from my sophomore year going into my junior year. Every break between moving up we had to do a project which would lead us into the next phase of our collegiate lives. So I did a sculpture based on fertility and the role of women in our society.(I grew up around strong black women and I truly believe the foundation of any good society starts with the woman) Later in the year, I also took a seminar class called "The Body" which discussed the female body in art. (I was one of two males in the class) In the class I also did a sculpture dealing with the concept of the body being molded into what we (the viewer) saw or wanted to see; how the body should be or how we (society) perceived the body to be.

All of this came to me in a matter of mere minutes. Both of this sculptures, while having something of an androgynous look to them were clearly female and little did I know back then that they were precursors to my current work "Copper Goddess." It would appear that my work has come full circle. I don't know if I am going to be stuck on this for awhile but I do know that i plan on spending as much time exploring it as I can. Look at that I really gave you guys something to look forward to, huh! I have a slide of one of the sculptures and hope to have a digital image of it for your guys next week. That's all I have for you guys this week.

Until sometime next week, namaste and stay strong...

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Hello faithful few. How was the week for you guys? Mine was pretty good, I can't complain. I have been working on some art and job hunting and such. I am just checking in with you guys this weekend. I might have something big for you guys this week coming up. Love you baby!

Until sometime next week, namaste and stay strong...

Finally

Hello faithful few its that time again and I as I promised you guys I will give you a sneak peek of my new artist statement. It is a really, really rough draft. I think alot of what I got going on in theory so far, I will need to simplify. Some of what I have to say needs to be expanded upon. In the coming weeks I will go through numerous rewrites and be brainstorming alot. I will continue to bring you guys updates as I have them. Without further ado, I present the beginning:

I create art that is meant to draw the audience in. Even though most times my work is personal, I try to keep myself out of my work. I love for my work to stand on it own. Every time I make a mark or stroke, I am conveying what I feel. My work is a plethora of concepts existing on a cohesive plane. My ideology verges on the crux of race, time and the social climate of today. In creating, I try to bring the user into my world while also showing them a different approach viewing the artist...

Until sometime next week, namaste and stay strong...