Tag: Comics

• Artist a Day: Mark Bradford

  

  Jack Whitten, Mark Bradford’s friend, and artistic inspiration loved jazz. When reflecting on his evolving improvisational process with paint, Whitten once commented to the Walker that “The person who got me trapped in all of this was John Coltrane.” Some of Whitten’s favorite albums included Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and John Coltrane’s Blue Train,…

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  February 28, 2018

  Art, Art in Los Angeles, Art/Culture, Black Artists, black history, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Uncategorized

  Artist a Day, Black Artists, black history, Black History Month, Black Panther, Comics, Escapism, jack whitten, Mapping Midpoints, Mark Bradford

• Artist a Day: Ruth E. Carter

  

  I saw Black Panther today and just had to carve out some space here for stellar costume design. Ruth E. Carter’s career spans three decades with over 40 film credits under her belt including School Daze, Malcolm X, Crooklyn, What’s Love Got to Do With It and Selma. Her Afrofuturistic take on the regal, royal robes…

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  February 17, 2018

  Art, Black Artists, black history, Fashion, Film, Uncategorized

  Artist a Day, artist a day challenge, Black Artists, Black Designers, Black Panther, Comics, Costume Design, Hollywood, Marvel, Ruth E. Carter