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By Joseph Holston (born 1944), Jazz, 1990, screenprint, 27 7⁄8 x 20 inches (70.8 x 50.8 cm), © 1990 Joseph Holston. #BlackArt #Blackartist #blackhistory #printmaking

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Holston's subjects are African-Americans, often engaged in the activities of daily life. While his figures are simplified and abstracted, they're imbued with dignity, and their societal identities are recognizable, from business-suited commuter to homemaker.
Underlying their narrative roles, at times competitive with them, is the paint, pulsing at the edge of line's restraint, frequently tactile, just short of becoming an entity of its own. One could cite the influence of the Fauves, Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, who was a mentor — but in the end, Holston's handling of color and composition is consistently and uniquely his own.” ~ by Mary Thomas, “Vivid, subtle works show strong emotion in SAMA exhibits,” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 31, 2006.

By Joseph Holston (born 1944), Jazz, 1990, screenprint, 27 7⁄8 x 20 inches (70.8 x 50.8 cm), © 1990 Joseph Holston. #BlackArt #Blackartist #blackhistory #printmaking

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Holston's subjects are African-Americans, often engaged in the activities of daily life. While his figures are simplified and abstracted, they're imbued with dignity, and their societal identities are recognizable, from business-suited commuter to homemaker.
Underlying their narrative roles, at times competitive with them, is the paint, pulsing at the edge of line's restraint, frequently tactile, just short of becoming an entity of its own. One could cite the influence of the Fauves, Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, who was a mentor — but in the end, Holston's handling of color and composition is consistently and uniquely his own.” ~ by Mary Thomas, “Vivid, subtle works show strong emotion in SAMA exhibits,” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 31, 2006.

By Joseph Holston (born 1944), Jazz, 1990, screenprint, 27 7⁄8 x 20 inches (70.8 x 50.8 cm), © 1990 Joseph Holston. #BlackArt #Blackartist #blackhistory #printmaking

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Holston's subjects are African-Americans, often engaged in the activities of daily life. While his figures are simplified and abstracted, they're imbued with dignity, and their societal identities are recognizable, from business-suited commuter to homemaker.
Underlying their narrative roles, at times competitive with them, is the paint, pulsing at the edge of line's restraint, frequently tactile, just short of becoming an entity of its own. One could cite the influence of the Fauves, Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, who was a mentor — but in the end, Holston's handling of color and composition is consistently and uniquely his own.” ~ by Mary Thomas, “Vivid, subtle works show strong emotion in SAMA exhibits,” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 31, 2006.

By Joseph Holston (born 1944), Jazz, 1990, screenprint, 27 7⁄8 x 20 inches (70.8 x 50.8 cm), © 1990 Joseph Holston. #BlackArt #Blackartist #blackhistory #printmaking

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Holston's subjects are African-Americans, often engaged in the activities of daily life. While his figures are simplified and abstracted, they're imbued with dignity, and their societal identities are recognizable, from business-suited commuter to homemaker.
Underlying their narrative roles, at times competitive with them, is the paint, pulsing at the edge of line's restraint, frequently tactile, just short of becoming an entity of its own. One could cite the influence of the Fauves, Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, who was a mentor — but in the end, Holston's handling of color and composition is consistently and uniquely his own.” ~ by Mary Thomas, “Vivid, subtle works show strong emotion in SAMA exhibits,” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 31, 2006.

By Joseph Holston (born 1944), Jazz, 1990, screenprint, 27 7⁄8 x 20 inches (70.8 x 50.8 cm), © 1990 Joseph Holston. #BlackArt #Blackartist #blackhistory #printmaking

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Holston's subjects are African-Americans, often engaged in the activities of daily life. While his figures are simplified and abstracted, they're imbued with dignity, and their societal identities are recognizable, from business-suited commuter to homemaker.
Underlying their narrative roles, at times competitive with them, is the paint, pulsing at the edge of line's restraint, frequently tactile, just short of becoming an entity of its own. One could cite the influence of the Fauves, Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, who was a mentor — but in the end, Holston's handling of color and composition is consistently and uniquely his own.” ~ by Mary Thomas, “Vivid, subtle works show strong emotion in SAMA exhibits,” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 31, 2006.

Namwali Serpell On Understanding Toni Morrison The Author, Not The Icon

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/namwali-serpell-on-understanding-toni-morrison-the-author-not-the-icon

Practice drawing with a pen! ✍🏿

#Snail #Cat #Snake #Ram #Goat #Animals #Art #Artist #Artists #ArtShare #SmallArtist #FanArt #EchoPenn #Draw #Drawing #DrawingSketch #Drawn #Sketch #Sketchbook #Ink #InkDrawing #TraditionalArt #TraditionalArtist #Pen #DailySketch #ArtChallenge #ArtChallenge2025 #TraditionalDrawing #BlackArt #BlackArtist #MastoArt #MastoArtist #BlackMastodon #QueerArtist #BlackContent #BlackVoiceActors #BlackExcellence #DrawingWhileBlack #DrawingArt #ArtSketch #PracticeDrawing

I am really enjoying doing smaller canvas, I am down to postcards now.
I am preparing for a japantown night market in San Jose.
It’s going to be my first table in the US, I am excited.

#Sanjose #WaterColor #BlackFedi #BlackARt #BlackMastodon #QTBPOC #MatoArt #ArtVendor

The Time is Always Now
Artists Reframe the Black Figure

An exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery, curated by Ekow Eshun, showcasing the work of contemporary artists (all works are post 2000) of the African diaspora - From the US and UK.

1) Father Stretch My Hands, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, 2021
2) Still you Bloom in the Land of No Gardens, Njidika Akunyili Crosby, 2021
3) Untitled, Kerry James Marshall, 2009

#thetimeisalwaysnow #nationalportraitgallery #artexhibition #art #artists #artworld #worldofart #blackartists #blackart #nathanielmaryquinn #njidikaakunyilicrosby #kerryjamesmarshall #ekoweshun #figurativeart #contemporaryart #kunst #peintre #contemporaryartists

These were originally meant to go together but I finished the calendar first and wasn't sure if I would finish the desktop version.
The desktop version went thru some color changes and now I'm not sure how well they go together but ahh, I still like them
Hi-res versions for download @
https://commiss.io/listings/Lq07
https://ko-fi.com/uniqueleealive

#freebie #calendar #wallpaper #protectyourpeace #blackart #drawingwhileblack