“Honey” Erykah Badu is known for her distinct album covers and her video for her song “Honey” (one of my favorite songs) highlights her affinity for album covers. Go to Soul Bounce to see the list of all the albums she referenced. Her recent album covers for New Amerykah and New Amerykah Part Two: Return […]
Read More … An Album by Its Cover: Erykah BaduFor my first December post, here are some drawings of black mystical and magical creatures: Pixel Randomness by Little Merokochan The Nameless Lady by Zardra Pulled Back by Kira the Artist In Her Eyes There Is Beauty by Ebony-Chan Black Panther by Kira the Artist Unknown Mermaids From No Good Habits Jennifer the Little Mermaid […]
Read More Magical Creaturesvia Gira Gira Bambola “Orixas. I took a picture of these paintings in the market across the Elevador Lacerda in Salvador, Brazil. If anyone knows the name of the artist I would love to give him/her credit. What I love about the Orixas is the subversive nature of their presence in Latin American culture. Imagine […]
Read More The OrixasVia Arc Direct (posted 2 months ago) “During the next few weeks I will highlight some of the audio elements that make up weeksvILLe puMzI X, an afrofuturist/black speculation fiction themed sound collage. Each of the production’s sound elements was placed to create a sense of thematic significance. In the case of “Secret Wars, Pt. 2 & Superfly Meets […]
Read More Black People and Comic Books? Part III will admit I am a nerd, but unfortunately I was never greatly interested in comic books. However, lately, they are starting to catch my attention. Jonathan Gayles’ film, “White Scripts, Black Supermen,” examines the barriers placed on black superheroes and includes many interviews, such as with the late Dwayne McDuffie and Mark Anthony Neale. You […]
Read More Black People and Comic Books?“Could it be possible for humans to breath underwater? A fetus in its mother’s womb is certainly alive in an aquatic environment… During the greatest holocaust the world has ever known, pregnant America-bound African slaves were thrown overboard by the thousands during labour for being sick and disruptive cargo. Is it possible that they could […]
Read More Aqua Incognita“Curator Ingrid LaFleur is a world traveler. She is an art advisor and curator whose work has taken her to the far reaches of the globe. She has traveled South America, Africa and Europe to make visual art more accessible to people who don’t generally experience the arts from around the globe. As an advocate […]
Read More What Is Afrofuturism?This is another segment on my blog covering album artwork and their allusions and meanings. Today’s post is about the controversial rapper Lil B‘s latest album cover for “I’m Gay (I’m Happy).” The artist, Uncle Grumpy, based his artwork for the album off of Marvin Gaye’s 1970 album, “I Want You.” Called the “Sugar Shack” […]
Read More …An Album By Its CoverBorn in the small border town of El Centro, California,the activist and artist, Ernesto Yerena Montejano, grew up regularly visiting his family in Mexicali, which is near the border, and crossing the border, which gave him a unique cultural outlook. Receiving a BA in Graphic Design, Montejano uses stencils, collages and rubyliths to highlight cultural subjects and […]
Read More Modern Griots: Ernesto Yerena MontejanoHere are some satirical, political cartoons because one way to get history through people’s heads, or at least make them think, is through art and a little bit of dark humor:
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