SAMARA’S ART FINDS
As she goes about her adventures, Samara keeps an eye out for cool art you need to know about. Check here from time to time to see her latest finds!
Tawny Chatmon’s Gold-Kissed Children
If Tawny Chatmon’s embellished photograph masterpieces remind you of Gustav Klimt, you’re spot on. In an interview for Saatchi Art’s YouTube channel, photography artist Tawny Chatmon said she is “extremely inspired by the Austrian Secession” artists which include Klimt. Chatmon’s work is focused on celebrating black childhood. Like many people, growing up, she walked through room after room of museum exhibits barely (if at all) finding people who looked like her. As a mom of three, her work seeks to show children of color how gorgeous they are. She adorns the children in her photographs with regal gold and gem drapery and headpieces inspired by Gustav Klimt’s Golden Era.
Tawny Chatmon, selected photos from her Redemption collection (P.C. tawnychatmon.com)
Phyllis Stephens: Old School Brooklyn Energy
This one’s a quilt but also an art print. If you’re a city kid like me, it’ll give you walking-to-the-grocery-store-to-get-ingredients-for-dinner feels. That sun-coming-down, the-house-smells-delicious, mom’s-sending-you-out-to-get-cilantro-and-onions-for-the-tomato-sauce vibe. It’s October, just a little bit chilly, the neighborhood kids are playing, and the evening is young. You can’t watch tv ’cause it’s a school night, but you can’t wait to go home and read your Y.A. mystery: a girl’s getting threatening messages from an unknown stalker–will she find out who it is before it’s too late? She probably will, but you can’t wait to get home and find out what happens next. Ah, to be a kid in the 90’s again.
Get the print on dobsonproducts.com or art.com.
Phyllis Stephens, Double Dutch (P.C. dobsonproducts.com)
Barkley L. Hendricks: Cool Cat Royalty
Barkley L. Hendrick’s portrait subjects are the embodiment of style and confidence. The way these beautiful people take up space will make you blush and your heart skip like a thirteen-year-old girl.
Hendrick’s life sized portraits will most likely crowd your home (and run you tens of thousands of dollars), but you can get affordable smaller prints on Etsy or The Studio Museum in Harlem .
Barkley L. Hendricks, Tuff Tony, 1978 (P.C. Swann Auction Galleries)
William H. Johnson: Swingin’ 40’s Vibes
William Henry Johnson (not to be confused with William Henry Johnson, the WWI veteran) captures the buzz and merry-making of the Harlem Renaissance in his art. Find prints at your local museum, or on art.com.
Café by William H. Johnson, ca. 1939-1940 (P.C. Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Bubblegum Portraits Trend
If you watched the Harry & Meghan documentary on Netflix, you might recognize this cheeky art print. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appreciate affordable finds! If you liked the framed art print, get your own copy at outlettrends.com!
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