February is Black History Month! This is such an amazing time to educate ourselves and to learn more. Some of my fellow bloggers have already written about the pioneers of the music industry and dance styles that have their roots in Black culture, but today I want to highlight some amazing wall art from black artists.
1. Monica Ahanonu
This is Monica Ahanonu’s work, “Strong Black Girls”. I personally, really love the art style and the colors. Even the placement of each face really adds to the piece. Monica has tons of artwork on her page, and each one is unique and really interesting. You can check them out, here. I personally really loved that Monica has her own oracle deck, fit with her artwork.
2. Adrian Brandon
Adrian Brandon’s Stolen Series.
Adrian’s series ‘Stolen’ is a series of portraits focusing on Black Lives that have been lost at the hands of the police. The concept is that Adrian gives himself only 1 minute to color for every year that the person had been alive, giving many of his pieces an ‘unfinished’ look to portray the unfinished lives of these people. While the ideas behind these pieces are incredibly difficult, I believe they highlight how important it is to recognize Black History Month. I haven’t included any images of his pieces directly in this article, but I highly recommend you go and scroll through the series.
3. Keith Mallett
When I came across Keith Mallett’s art, I was awestruck. I absolutely loved the style. He is an American painter, etcher, and ceramic artist. His art ranges from figurative to still live and abstract. I have included a couple pieces that I found really interesting, but I hope you check out some of his other art, here.
I hope you enjoyed looking at some of these fantastic pieces of art. If you want to read more about Black History Month, I would check out the rest of the blog posts to learn more!
Sources: Featured Image/Monica Ahanonu /Adrian Brandon/Keith Mallett
