"The sacredness and power religious paintings and statues moved me but I always felt disconnected with the people depicted in the images because they didn't look like me or most of the people in my life." × New One + One Interview! × In Conversation with Patrick Dougher: Reimaging the Sacred Spirituality in Black Bodies × Link in bio. Read now! × Patrick Dougher, "DECOMPOSITION II" + "GOD SUN" (2018) Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas × #art #acyrlicpainting #mixedmediaart #collageart #nycartist #brooklynartist #halo #gold #patrickdougher #oneplusone #interview #callandresponsejournal @patrickdougher (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brk9rwFFiX-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oti152nqyskg
@patrickdougher ”BLUE EVE" Acrylic/ Mixed-Media on Canvas- 30" x 40" * this piece has gone thru several incarnations. I think this is the final one. #supportblackart #patrickdougher #blueeve #acryliconcanvas #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #Godbody #blackart #blackartist #brooklynart #brooklynartist #okafrica #blackartmatters #blackartinamerica #diasporaart #contemporaryafricanart #mocada #studiomuseum https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrvijZhr7-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9sks71bs7mu
Acrylic/ Collage / Stencil/ Gold Leaf on Wood - 48” x 96” (4ft x 8ft)
Revered abolitionist #HarrietTubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Veterans Monday [11.11.2024]. Read more via @apnews:
Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been posthumously awarded the rank of general. Tubman was the first woman to oversee an American mil
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* This piece was commissioned by The Star & Lantern in Pennsylvania as part of a project commemorating The Underground Railroad.
** I wanted to celebrate our Warrior Queen by showing her in all her fierce defiant and bold glory. I wanted her power and integrity to come through in this work. In her dress I collaged pages from the book of Exodus which describe Moses guiding the enslaved children of Israel out of bondage and leading them to the Promised Land. Harriet is often referring to as our “Moses”. I also added copies of documents that show the postings of rewards given for runaway slaves as well as other articles from that era pertaining to enslaved Africans. In many circles it is believed that Harriet was a powerful Mambo (high priestess) of the Hoodoo tradition so I included recipes & formulas for spells & hexes in the collage and lastly the image taken from the manifest of a slave ship that laid out the stacking of African bodies for the Middle Passage journey. * Harriet is holding the “Seed of Life” which symbolizes all creation and from her hands the drips that symbolize the blood lines that she saved as well as the blood that was shed in the pursuits of Freedom. * in the background is the symbol for the “North Star” and at the bottom of her garment the “Bow tie” both were designs used in quilts made by enslaved & newly freed Africans. *Harriet is standing on a collage that depicts her legacy of righteous resistance; here we see images of the Black Panther Party, Civil Rights and BLM Protesters as well as the faces of joyful liberated children....