YOU ARE ART 11X14 #1 Print in BLKHD MASK SERIES

The BLKHD MASK SERIES is about rebranding the black experience. When I look at the African masks from ages past, I see the faces and features of black people from long ago. What then will our masks look like to the black generations ages from now? Will we still try to pass off our ancestors masks as representative of who we are now? No. We must make new representations of ourselves to show our children’s children’s children what we look like; what we embody, and what we accomplished. WE ARE ART… and we must be so that they will be too.

CHARACTER STORY: Mask #1. Long-Faced. Hard Brow. Dark Eyes. Wide Nose. Thick Lips. Starter Locs. Peering outward from the mask are the eyes of a existence tired of being overlooked; undervalued. This circumstance will not be his end. He will endure your gaze. He will surpass your definition. He is ART. Whether you look to admire, tear down, or judge... He will look back; his existence intact and absolute.