Drawing on the DIY aesthetic of punk, dub and early hip hop music and the tradition of street fly - posting to promote gigs and events, Simmons» rainbow saturated coloured paintings reveal traces of the long forgotten individual and
collective creative voices that have informed and shaped contemporary culture.
Not exact matches
«The strength of non-hierarchical organization is a kind of quick, almost viral empowerment and communication, enabling the often diffuse and disparate
voices of artists and
creative types to remain largely independent while also forming a larger,
collective voice.»
Mapplethorpe, a native New Yorker lived and worked in New York City in the 1960's and 80's when the city's art scene was a dynamic
collective of bright stars: young and established painters, sculptors, writers, dancers and photographers, all eager to establish their vision and proclaim their
creative voices.