dahomey in the cafe
(charcoal on paper, 30” x 30” original, in David C. Driskell Center permanent collection)Best in Show. Touchstone Gallery DC , “Us : What Divides us and What Unites us” (Best in Show)
Juror’s Prize. Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Prize 2020
First Place, “Black & White”, Cape Cod Cultural Center, May 2021
ncbii
2020
I chose the dahomey Amazon as the subject for this piece because it embodies the archetype of a confident woman. As part of elite military regiment, these amazons lived outside the confines of a male society and claimed status and privelege in a society where, otherwise, they would have had none.
Resilient in its shape and form, the triangular composition of this drawing gives it the "fortitude" to stand on its own in a sea of negative space. And thus it justifies its existence, not by seeking to overwhelm the space but simply to blend with it, syncretically.
Resilient in its shape and form, the triangular composition of this drawing gives it the "fortitude" to stand on its own in a sea of negative space. And thus it justifies its existence, not by seeking to overwhelm the space but simply to blend with it, syncretically.