Love is… Love, such a simple word, yet a word which has so many different connotations for different people. A word that has fascinated humans for a millennia and inspired so much beautiful art all over the world. Love, passion, desire, lust, longing. Before I even understood what those things were, Frida Kahlo taught me […]
Never before in my life time have I heard more fuss and talk about money, the economy, banking systems and banking products. Never. Not even in 2008, when the shit really hit the fan with the global financial crisis. It is endless. As usual, the news is full of doom and gloom, but this just feels […]
IT, you are not my friend or my muse right now. IT, you have turned into an insatiable beast, biting at my insides with increasingly sharpened teeth. IT you have decided to hang around daily instead of the usual 10 days a month. IT, I am beginning to hate you for all you have taken […]
With new artists emerging on a consistent basis and shows opening practically every week, the sheer volume of all of this information can sometimes feel a tad overwhelming. Here are just a few of my personal favourite artists to look out for in the new year and one or two interesting and potentially important shows […]
“The art history of the black diaspora is still an ‘undiscovered’ country,” Kobena Mercer 2009. Curator, writer and critic Eddie Chambers once described black art as, “Art produced by black people, largely and specially for the black audience, and which, in terms of its content, addresses black experience.” A definition which in a so called […]
This evening, I was interviewed by Lillian Ogbogoh. It was a nice, friendly interview. It was strange making the transition back to being the person being interviewed. If you have an hour to spare and are interested in an hearing what I have to say on life and art, click here. The interview was recorded live.
I was privileged enough to interview veteran artist Owusu-Ankomah on his thoughts on success and on his up coming London exhibition. The exhibition entitled Microcron – Kusum (Secret Signs – Hidden Meanings), is on at the October Gallery from the 15th to the 29th October 2011. I can not remember the time when Owusu-Ankomah’s work first entered […]
Kickstarter.com is a site that many of you may know, if not, then it is a platform for artists to raise money for creative ideas. I will explain a bit about how to make your project as well as your proposal successful, but first, I want to talk about the economy and kickstarter. This applies […]
Guest post by artist and art mentor Brainard Carey. In the last interview with Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf, there were moments that made it clear why she was making it after quitting her job. It was really very subtle; she believed in herself in an almost unnoticeable but miraculous way. When asked about her success relative to other […]
Here is the first video in the “Art Success Series of video interviews.” I picked Rebecca to interview for this series because I feel like she has a lot of potential to be the “Next Big Thing” in the art world because of her clear talent, tenacity and spirit. I mentioned in the video the […]
Moon cycle, period, full moon. This week, I have simultaneously experienced intense pleasure and excruciating pain28th July 2022 - 7:14 pmPainting 2021 Pigment and spray paint on wooden board 121 x 192 cm
It’s 3am and one of the most intense, spiritual, divinely feminine, creative, sexual experiences just happened in my brain while I slept off the pain (Part 1)28th July 2022 - 6:24 pmPainting 2021 Pigment on canvas 153 x 102 cm
The pain took me to another place with the pleasure and it was a magical beautiful creative womb space28th July 2022 - 6:24 pmPainting 2021 Pigment on canvas 120 x 183 cm
Where my whole body came more alive than it ever has been but only in my mind28th July 2022 - 6:23 pmPainting 2021 Pigment and spray paint on canvas 76 x 76 cm
There is a kind of violence in my desire for you28th July 2022 - 6:23 pmPainting 2021 Pigment and ink on hand-made khadi paper 111 x 162 cm
Softly, gently, slowly28th July 2022 - 6:23 pmPainting 2021 Pigment and ink on hand-made khadi paper 83 x 198 cm
Arachne II (enyɔ): Healing Dislocated Cultures. Gallery 1957, London. 30 May 202410th June 2024 - 4:40 pm
Art Money29th April 2024 - 1:01 pm
Adelaide DamoahContemporary And… Constellations – Part 1: Figures on Earth & Beyond – Group Show13th March 2024 - 12:00 am
Adelaide Damoah 202360th Venice Biennale. ‘In Praise of Black Errantry’. Unit Gallery x Courtauld Institute5th March 2024 - 9:48 am
AKADi Magazine: Gallery 1957 to mark 8th anniversary with two-city multimedia art exhibition5th February 2024 - 12:00 am
Art News Africa: Gallery 1957 Presents Constellations – Part 1: Figures On Earth & Beyond1st February 2024 - 12:11 am