3.06.2007

the black arts.

james weldon johnson once said:

“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:
  • 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...
dont get me wrong. i love the fashion and the poetry...ehhh on the music lol. but i was just wondering if there was more out there.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Well said.