The center piece is currently exhibiting in the African American Center Gallery at The San Francisco Public Library (100 Larkin Street) August 16- October 16, 2008 .
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Black Irish
"Black Irish" is Part of the No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs: A Parallel Jouney project.
The center piece is currently exhibiting in the African American Center Gallery at The San Francisco Public Library (100 Larkin Street) August 16- October 16, 2008 .
The center piece is currently exhibiting in the African American Center Gallery at The San Francisco Public Library (100 Larkin Street) August 16- October 16, 2008 .
Sunday, June 1, 2008
A Dream Deferred at The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
This is my piece A Dream Deferred at The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago a few months ago (Jan-March 08). The museum features her in this picture on their website (along with other work). A Dream Deferred has made her way across the country. She has shared wall space with great artists in wonderful galleries and museums . I was honored to have her exhibit at Hampton University Museum a few years ago (One of the greatest museums in the country).
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Mixing it Up
Well people know me for my bold color & acrylic pieces, but I have been mixing it up and using oil pastels and watercolor too in the last few months. I have not used either for a long time, but am having a great time with the texture and working on really nice watercolor paper in addition to canvas. More to come.....
Preview of new work for exhibit (Summer 2008)
As some of you may know I was working on a project last year creating paintings and mixed media work based on my research of the parallel journey of Black/African Americans and Irish/ Irish Americans. The work will debut in San Francisco this summer in an exhibit titled “No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs”: A Parallel Journey.
I chose this title because I am interested in how at one point there was a particular historical intersection where these cultures were both considered second-class citizens. I am exploring the shared history of Irish American immigrants and African Americans beginning in the 1800's and how these historic relationships have evolved within contemporary American and Global Communities (such as South Boston & Africans in Ireland).
“No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs” was a statement often seen in windows of boarding houses and other public places in England in the early to mid 1900's according to my research, but its syntax is a poignant picture of the common social roots of these two cultures here in America as well. Signs similar to this were found here in the states such as, "Irish Need Not Apply". Thanks Case for helping inspire this body of work. In all of my work I hope to inspire us to make connections between our ancestors and ourselves,between one culture and another, between the community and the individual.
In this particular series I am combining my own work with historical imagery and documents, more to come....stay tuned.
Re-Historicizing the Black Man
Contrasted Faces: Re-Historicizing "Bridget"
The pieces below are works in progress
I chose this title because I am interested in how at one point there was a particular historical intersection where these cultures were both considered second-class citizens. I am exploring the shared history of Irish American immigrants and African Americans beginning in the 1800's and how these historic relationships have evolved within contemporary American and Global Communities (such as South Boston & Africans in Ireland).
“No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs” was a statement often seen in windows of boarding houses and other public places in England in the early to mid 1900's according to my research, but its syntax is a poignant picture of the common social roots of these two cultures here in America as well. Signs similar to this were found here in the states such as, "Irish Need Not Apply". Thanks Case for helping inspire this body of work. In all of my work I hope to inspire us to make connections between our ancestors and ourselves,between one culture and another, between the community and the individual.
In this particular series I am combining my own work with historical imagery and documents, more to come....stay tuned.
Re-Historicizing the Black Man
Contrasted Faces: Re-Historicizing "Bridget"
The pieces below are works in progress
Happy New Year Everyone!
So I decided to post a few new paintings here while I update my website gallery, you can visit me at www.sivadart.com to see work from 1995-2006. I'm in the process of getting new pieces documented by my professional photographers, so these are just quick shots I took with my digital camera (and I am not a photographer)....but, people have been asking to see..... so thought i would share.
So I decided to post a few new paintings here while I update my website gallery, you can visit me at www.sivadart.com to see work from 1995-2006. I'm in the process of getting new pieces documented by my professional photographers, so these are just quick shots I took with my digital camera (and I am not a photographer)....but, people have been asking to see..... so thought i would share.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Welcome to my Blog.....
So I am new at this blog thing, but I wanted to try it out in addition to my site www.sivadart.com. So be patient with me as I nurture this page. Stay tuned....
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