Malcolm X
Watercolour and Pencil
Malcom X’s life journey (as I understand it so far) was a convoluted and absolutely fascinating one. The audio on this painting video includes a track from Gil Scott-Heron called ‘Evolution (with flashback)’ which refers to Malcolm X.
Followed by excerpts of Malcolm X's ‘Last Speech’, a speech in which he apologizes for his attire - as the morning of the address he'd had to flee the house in a hurry as people had tried to burn the residence down with him and his family in it. Perspective. And more perspective, this week Jacob Blake shot by police 7 times, on top of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd… so many.
Chroma Portrait Series
Art Basel Miami
December 2023
Museum Giclee Prints
Size A0