Not exact matches
Stemming in part from Marshall's recent
comic strip, Rhythm Mastr (2000)-- in which an urban superhero battles the forces of evil using a combination of futuristic and
traditional African accoutrements — Marshall amplifies and extends the
references to embrace a wider range of media and multiple readings of Black imagery.»
Taking inspiration from both
traditional Japanese painting from the Edo period as well as contemporary anime and manga
comics, Yamaguchi Ai depicts geisha subjects with subtle
references to freedom — like wildly unkempt hair and hairpins littered on the floor.
Referencing the artist's interests in science fiction, hip hop, science and technology, sci - fi,
comic books, Black political struggles and symbols of
traditional African cultures, his work strives to convey the diversity present in the range of breadth of collective Black diasporic experience both past and present.