Titled Above the Line, the mural was based on a previous composition from his comic
strip Rythm Mastr, which belongs to his Dailies series.
Not exact matches
The focus of the work is Marshall «Äôs expansive narrative,
Rythm Mastr (preliminary drawings of which were featured in his Season 1 segment), a story of love, vengeance, and redemption in the inner city, featuring African - American superheroes based on traditional African sculpture and stories, and realized in comic
strip form.
In Kerry James Marshall's
Rythm Mastr comic
strip, an urban superhero battles the forces of evil using a combination of futuristic and traditional African accoutrements.
Stemming in part from the
Rythm Mastr comic
strip project first developed for the 2000 Carnegie International exhibition, the monumental paintings in this new body of work portray figures in the urban landscape of the South Side of Chicago, inspired by the tradition of old - master paintings, especially the townscapes of Canaletto.
«The
Rythm Mastr project has been under development since 1999, first as an installation, then as a conceptual project titled Dailies comprising three cartoon
strips: Rhythm Mastr, P - Van -, and On The Stroll.