CairnJohn Formicolas Cairnis a witty tribute to Christopher Columbus, who can be seen at the bottom, middle. The word cairn stands for a mound of stones crafted as a landmark, or memorial, to honor something. Forming a grid structure, the print is compiled of squares connected by the imagery of a white thread. These painterly stitches express the techniques of textile work, intertwining the concept of the artists visuals being mended and patched together.

The image was captured during a period when slavery was still legal in Brazil

but with an element of the icons and motif of my borders

Another effect I wanted was an enriched texture from the moiré patterns that are created by the overlapping and offsetting of the chart pack dot patterns

All the Sea of Bahia belongs to Yemenja

by Jacob Landau

I try not to capitalize on the spiritualism of my heritage by giving the impression that I have

phillipscollection

If I focus on any particular shape

Brown argues that objects do not need to be consecrated to manifest ashé as long as they possess certain ethno-aesthetic criteria such as projecting moral principles and inspiring a devotional disposition

She is also using the passed out drunk mariachi as her stability platform

carte de visites were a popular type of photograph during the nineteenth century comprised of small photographs mounted on cardstock and exchanged among friends and family

and printmaking and often works to expand the definition of what an interdisciplinary artist can be