“With my work I seek [proximity] with the art lover, provoking inquiries with the use of strong cores and the geometric elements to support this sensory vision.” This is how Brazilian, minimalist artist, Richard Brandão describes his art in the biography on his website. The artist is based in Fortaleza - a city in the Northeastern region of Brazil. The autobiographical passage also explains his background in art, “I started painting in 1992 at the age of 12. Totally self-taught, I do not [follow] the rules, I follow my instincts based on my experiences and perceptions!”
Since I was 15 years old and first transitioning to my natural hair, I’ve been dying to attend AFROPUNK ATL; as a high school sophomore Iwas mesmerized by exhaustive photos of eclectic fashions, big, colorful,natural afros, and an overall beautiful collection of people that, for once, made me feel normal for wearing black lipstick and combat boots in the summer.
In her latest pop single, “Motivation” break out star, Normani, produces a vivid nostalgic sound of the late 90’s early 2000’s era. In what can best be described as a masterful audio-video achievement, the music video for the single is a labor of love that pays homage to Normani’s childhood dreams in a way that is fun, sexy, energetic, and only the beginning of what this former girl group member is capable of.
The Caribbean, a place that is highly diverse, colorful and full of a wide variety of people from the African diaspora and other cultures around the world. In his exhibit “Rice & Beans,” Charlton Palmer, commonly known as CP the Artist, seeks to represent this diversity through a variety of paintings. From Barbados to Jamaica, and even Puerto Rico, CP depicts an array of beautiful people of African and indigenous descent in an attempt to give visibility to cultural similarities across the diaspora.
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