#dariocalmese

[goodblacknews]

“My entire life has been a protest” - Congratulations to #violadavis on her @vanityfair July/Aug cover & #dariocalmese on cover photo - 1st for VF by Black photographer #blackexcellence✊🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCohKUhJWgz/?igshid=y69hz6ypg2lh

[supportblackart]

Dario Calmese is out here making history! Congratulations on being the first Black photographer to shoot a cover for @VanityFair, and with the amazing @violadavis at that! 🙌🏾 @dario.studio 🔥 Welcome to my protest. . . . Thank you @violadavis for being my co-conspirator. Thank you @vanityfair @kirapollack @_tara_johnson @michaeljkramer @radhikajones and art director @natmatsky for this opportunity & for believing in my vision. Thank you to every black woman who’s felt invisible despite being on the front line of every fight. We see you. You are loved, you are powerful, and you are beautiful. This is for you. . . Hair @jamikawilson MUA @autumnmoultriebeauty Set: @lizzielang . #dariocalmese #violadavis #vanityfair #blacklivesmatter #supportblackart https://www.instagram.com/p/CCquGTvhLCI/?igshid=1dnlc6b7uu10b

[goodblacknews]

His name is Dario Calmese.

The Black Photographer Making History at Vanity Fair

Viola Davis appears on the cover of this month’s issue, the first by a Black photographer, in an image meant to be a protest.

[supportblackart]

@dariothephotog 🖤🔥 Obviously I’m nuts. But to seduce @debwillisphoto & @artnews into willing accomplices... priceless. Deb even painted her nails black ;). If you know me, you know i’m fueled by absurdity, and if you’re near the set, one of your limbs could make a cameo appearance (thx @sonia_louise_davis!). Shoutout to guest editor @therealswizzz for the op. Let’s get a lil more fantastical in 2020, yes? Oh, and guess who’s bday it is? (hint ⬆️). #supportblackart #dariocalmese #debwillis #blackimagination #artnews #blackexcellence #legendary https://www.instagram.com/p/B8RlvQZBs_m/?igshid=1wzk1dv7fu1f2

[supportblackart]

@dario.studio 📸 Your body is the most beautiful and expensive thing you will ever own. Take care of it. . . in this season of coronavirus hysteria and panic, my god, there are so many beautiful lessons to be gleaned. slow down. this myriad of cancellations are creating space in your life to do what you’ve been putting off. read. write. surrender. stability is an illusion anyway. . On a macro/global scale, our relationship with this virus is like any other interpersonal relationship: it’s a mirror. it reveals our weak points. and maybe our strengths. maybe universal healthcare wasn’t a bad idea. maybe universal basic income doesn’t sound so crazy anymore. . . shit happens. shit will continue to happen. the question is will you let the experience teach you? #coronavirus #2020 #supportblackart #DarioCalmese #BlackArt #Photography #SelfCare #Artwork #ArtLovers https://www.instagram.com/p/B9py8m8BiOn/?igshid=7vki9ny287z6

[supportblackart]

Tomorrow the phenomenal Dario Calmese @dario.studio will be taking over our IG! Be sure to follow and stay tuned for the Live chat at 6pm!! #supportblackart #dariocalmese #igtakeover https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2p23oBkyt/?igshid=3lw8u28oj2io

[trascapades]

🖤💡#ArtIsAWeapon

Spotlight on @blackimagination and its founder, multi-disciplinary artist #DarioCalmese

🎥video and ✍️🏾caption reposted from @downtownnyc

A cultural hub for Black creatives is flourishing in Lower Manhattan.

The Institute of Black Imagination is the brainchild of photographer, artist, writer and director Dario Calmese. Like its founder, the IBI, which is nestled in the South Concourse of Lower Manhattan’s Oculus, is also a multi-hyphenate: a brick-and-mortar library, a digital archive, an event space, a podcast production studio and retail store Space 001, which showcases curated products from up-and-coming Black designers and brands.

The Downtown Alliance sat down with Calmese to learn more about how the Institute of Black Imagination grew from a 2018 acquisition of books from the personal archives of artist Geoffrey Holder to the all-encompassing creative enterprise it is today. With the potential of Black creativity as its driving force, the IBI is a unique, ambitious addition to Lower Manhattan’s ever-growing arts and culture scene.

Full video on YouTube 💫

🎥: David Fagbenro @davidfamous

#BlackGenius #InstituteOfBlackImagination #BlackArtists #BlackCreatives #BlackGirlArtGeeks

[trascapades]

✊🏿🙌🏿💙🎭📷 #ArtIsAWeapon #ArtistActivists The beautiful, badass @violadavis is @vanityfair's July/August 2020 cover star, #photographed magnificently by @dario.studio. (swipe ⬅️) www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/07/cover-story-viola-davis _______________________________ 🔃 from @dario.studio "Welcome to my protest. Thank you @violadavis for being my co-conspirator. Thank you @vanityfair @kirapollack @_tara_johnson @michaeljkramer @radhikajones for this opportunity & for believing in my vision. Thank you to every black woman who’s felt invisible despite being on the front line of every fight. We see you. You are loved, you are powerful, and you are beautiful. This is for you." Read Dario's feature in today's @newyorktimes "The Black Photographer Making History at Vanity Fair" https://nyti.ms/2OnAK6r ______________________________ 🔃from @vanityfair Last month, the Oscar winner took to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd—but she’s no stranger to fighting for what’s right. As a Black woman in Hollywood, she’s spent her career doing it: “My entire life has been a protest,” Davis says. “My production company is my protest. Me not wearing a wig at the Oscars in 2012 was my protest. It is a part of my voice, just like introducing myself to you and saying, ‘Hello, my name is Viola Davis.’” Davis was photographed by @dario.studio—the first Black photographer to shoot a Vanity Fair cover. At the link in bio, Davis speaks with V.F. about her extraordinary journey out of poverty and into the stubbornly unequal Hollywood system. Story by @soniasaraiya Photographed by @dario.studio Styled by @elizabethstewart1 Coatdress @maxmara Earrings @pomelo_co.de #YallGonnaGetThisBlackExcellence #DarioCalmese #ViolaDavis #vanityfair #BlackLivesMatter #Protest #BlackPhotographers #BlackActors #BlackPower #RepresentationMatters #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon #BlackGirlArtGeeks🤓 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCoMca7Af9f/?igshid=alrvnz9g7n5q