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4 Black Culture Marathon FEATURED WORK 5-13 MALACHI FREEDOM RACE artwork peotry
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Inspired by history, geometric form and religious symbolism, this work explores the courageous power of Black American culture. With no boots, Black culture competes to succeed in the American dream.
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a r t w o r k
s t a t e m e n t
hen I think about black culture
I was interested in celebrating the
in America, one of the first
strength of his character. Evening in
names that comes to mind is
bondage, he was a powerful person.
Malachi. I find that Malachi is one
So in this piece I wanted to show the
of the names that expresses quite
strength in participating the race. His
courageousness. As I’m working on
power survive the maze of brutality
this piece, I can’t help but think about
is an inspiration. That strength has
every powerful black man I know.
afforded me the opportunity to
Each one running in this American
express my creative voice.
dream marathon. What’s interesting to me is that these men don’t have to
While exploring the depths of this
announce their strength. Even with
work, a beautiful red line appeared.
no shoes, they run and fight in this
It is connected at the beginning and
race.
end of the piece. The line wraps around the running figures.
One of the elements in this work is
actually
from
called Malachi.
another
piece
The work is from
an art collection I did entitled “Selfhood”. When I did the original piece,
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This
single line illustrates that our past and future are connected. Malachi Freedom
Race
celebrates
strength of freedom.
the
f e a t u r e d
a r t w o r k
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