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I am trying to change my own way of thinking and grow stronger.. as artists, our work reflects such. So many crazy things happening due to racism, and not just in Florida, its happening in our own cities; our corner stores, our malls, our streets, job interviews.. everywhere. Being a colored person experiencing and observing racism, one may get bitter towards the other race.. but, what is race? The color..the hue..of someones skin, something so small that has all these things placed upon it, making the skin over our ligaments so heavy.. With this piece I attempted wanted to make race look small. Because who are we really? WE ARE CULTURE
Speaking about race through linocut.. my first time doing linocuts since high school and actually caring about it, my first one :
"We Are Bigger Than Race"
Working on a second one that is more direct. Excited for this one. Take a guess of what it will be
It's time... it's past time for Change. Actual Change.. actual Truth. Not the mini movements that start and are soon forgotten, the short lived efforts, the ideas that never struck alive. A beautiful young boy was killed in a modern day lynching Dec 14th 2012 and NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. West Allis. And all you in Milwaukee know the majority 'race' that preoccupies West Allis, so it is obvious why this is being kept silent, why the murderers are walking around today with no punishment, obvious how fucked up this is, but this is not just an issue of these men needing to be locked up. This is a sickness that has existed for decades, that has only grown since the first Africans were shipped to America. There may be no race, what is really white and black?????? Who is really white and black? We are all humans of beautiful shades, no race but racism is real and Change and Truth are real. Milwaukee is a beautiful city dying before our eyes with a terrible illness..
As an artist I feel I have been selfish.. My paintings lately have been personal but I have been getting ready for a serious project.. Watch
