Category Archive: ART

Tariku Shiferaw: Making his Mark on Abstract Art

In art, the term “mark-making” refers to the different lines, patterns, and textures created. For painters, it aligns with the strokes of their paintbrush and it can be as simple as creating a line with a pen. Mark making can be used as a voice because it aids in depicting the artist’s tone without words. Artists can create sharp abrupt lines to channel stoic energy, or flowing curved edges for a more whimsical appeal. Artist, Tariku Shiferaw, used mark-making as inspiration for his successful 2017 exhibition “One of These Black Boys.”

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Self Liberated: The Recap

Juneteenth is approaching and celebrations are underway in the city of Atlanta. Everyone has their own unique way of recognizing the historic and purposeful holiday. Celebration can come in many different forms and earlier this month, The Self Liberated Fine Art Exhibition served as a reflective, penetrating and purposeful reminder of why we gather to celebrate not only our ancestors, but each other.   

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Chi Modu: Defining a Decade

The 90s era of hip-hop saw artists like Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and many others rise to stardom. The slow, melody-heavy nature of gangsta rap echoed through speakers across the country, with listeners hungry to learn more about these soon-to-be cultural icons. Artists like Notorious B.I.G, Nas, and Jay-Z repped the east coast while Tupac and Snoop Dogg occupied the west coast. With a music scene that was untamed and relentless, 90s hip-hop needed someone capable of documenting the rough-rider era. That, someone, was Photographer Chi Modu.

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ArtPop: Accessible Art, Open Experiences

It’s a Saturday morning, and I’m riding down a busy road as my mom drives - the only visible scenery outside my window is the bland repetition of business signs and advertisements when I spot something out of the corner of my eye that brightens the entire road. On a billboard high in the sky is a beautiful abstract work of art; it takes my mind off the road for a moment and allows me to enjoy a sight that I haven't been able to view for a while: public art. 

ArtPop (Art + Public Outdoor Project) Street Gallery, a nonprofit organization based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, is known for investing in artists and public art. The organization was launched in 2014 and has reached 16 cities and 12 states since.

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Evgeniy Monahov: Vulnerability Accessed Through Painting

A sketch is the first step towards the beginning of a masterpiece for artists. Once the pencil hits the canvas, there's no telling where the sketch might take the artist. The beauty in each unbeknownst sketch that an artist elicits puts forth the possibility for a masterpiece in the future that awakens emotions in us that we might not even be aware of. Artists that have this cognizant ability, allow their artwork to dig deep and arouse those same feelings of happiness, sadness, and anger that music and poetry bring out of us. Moscow bred painter Evgeniy Monahov symbolizes sketches as the blood of his paintings. 

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