“The final measure of the greatness of all peoples is the amount and standard of the literature and all they have produced. The world does not know that a people is great until that people produces great literature and art.”
now i know there are a load of black & urban fashion designers (deluxxe de'coi, kissed by rain, lavie, hiqee, lemar & dauley, mocha flava, 1 soul designs, vixen kitty, etc etc), a plethora of rappers/singers, and spoken word/poetry out the wazoo...but i cant remember the last time i heard of a black artist. artist in the sense of painting/sculpture/photography/etc etc...pardon my ignorance. i just cant think of any...
...so a couple of questions i have are:
now i know there are a load of black & urban fashion designers (deluxxe de'coi, kissed by rain, lavie, hiqee, lemar & dauley, mocha flava, 1 soul designs, vixen kitty, etc etc), a plethora of rappers/singers, and spoken word/poetry out the wazoo...but i cant remember the last time i heard of a black artist. artist in the sense of painting/sculpture/photography/etc etc...pardon my ignorance. i just cant think of any...
...so a couple of questions i have are:
- has the definition of art shifted to focus more on profit?
- does anyone know any black painters/sculptors/photographers/etc, cuz i would like to know some lol...
1 comment:
Well said.
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