Photos by, ,, ,, ,, , and by by by & want to create work that is both visually captivating yet still conceptually rigorous,” says self-taught animator, director and music producer (Jeron Braxton). Throughout the year, hear from future makers honoring the legacies of those who came before them. I am so thankful - for my ancestors, my family members, all musicians who paved the way.” “I want to honor those who came before me with everything that I do. This music is in the blood, sweat and tears.”Īnd it’s in everyone who’s left their mark on him. “You can’t learn this music from in the class or from a teacher. His music has deep roots in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. It’s how can we make this present moment with the things that we were given. I like to be surprised in this way, so I create a lot of space for chance.”Īrt by “Black folks are the originators of all types of mainstream music today,” says musician Brandon Woody ( ).īrandon plays the trumpet in his band Upendo, which means love in Swahili. The meaning becomes clearer to me when I’ve had some distance from the reality that generated the artwork. It’s rather a feeling of something interior that spreads outward. I try not to be too goal oriented when I am making work. Things only have value or importance because we ascribe it, so I like to play around with that, both in the materials I work with and in the content. “I draw inspiration across time and history, from the ancient to the contemporary, but I like to think that these things all exist on the same plane and have equal value. Realized across mixed media, including wire frames, 3D sculpture, print plexiglass, panel paintings and site-specific installations, Gitte’s art explores themes in multitude: icons of childhood, 90s computer games, walls, fences and dead ends, pain and joy.
My artworks are like mirrors, but ones where I can manipulate what’s being reflected at me.” -Artist (Gitte Maria Moller) Making my art is like creating companions or more well-formed versions of myself. “Like anyone else, I get lonely or insecure.
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