{"id":10055,"date":"2021-08-19T22:19:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T22:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=10055"},"modified":"2021-08-20T00:38:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T00:38:44","slug":"the-three-piece-gwendolyn-aqui-brooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=10055","title":{"rendered":"The Three-Piece: Gwendolyn Aqui-Brooks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/strong>Three-Piece: Gwendolyn Aqui-Brooks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Artists by the Numbers<\/p>\n

Three works <\/em>of art<\/em>. Two minutes each. One artist.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Three-Piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\u2026<\/strong> Three works<\/em>.<\/strong> Straight outta the collections of Black Art In America comes three compelling pieces of art for this week, including Life Scene<\/em>, On Our Special Day<\/em>, and A Prince For All Seasons<\/em>.<\/p>\n

2\u2026<\/strong> Two minutes.<\/em><\/strong> We encourage you to take at least two minutes to view each of these works, study them, and connect with them. See which ones speak to you, challenge you, and-or inspire you.<\/p>\n

1\u2026<\/strong> One artist<\/em>.<\/strong> The artist behind today\u2019s works is Gwendolyn Aqui-Brooks<\/strong>, who proudly proclaims, \u201cArt is my life! I feel alive when I’m creating, whether it be an art quilt, painting, or doll.\u201d The Florida-based artist specializes in mixed-media artwork including art quilts, soft sculpture dolls, paintings, and works on paper.<\/p>\n

Aqui-Brooks received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in art education from Howard University and her Master of Arts in education from Trinity College.\u00a0 Much of Aqui-Brooks’ inspiration comes from traveling to colorful places like Brazil, Turkey, Greece, Italy, West Africa, and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Her love for textiles began more than 20 years ago while living in Gambia. There, she discovered the richness of her ancestral spirits through the vivid colors and textures of local fabrics.<\/p>\n

Aqui-Brooks’ quilts are vibrantly multihued, hand-sewn hybrids of patchwork, geometric abstraction, and narrative themes. She prefers to work without the use of sketches, but rather to begin her creative journey with a circle. Representations of figures, faces, plant forms, and symbols are merged in the quilts to produce dazzling compositions.<\/p>\n

Okay, now that you\u2019ve been briefed, we\u2019re gonna hit ya with The Three-Piece<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Our Special Day \u2014 buyblackart.com<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure>
Life Scene \u2014 buyblackart.com<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure>
A Prince For All Seasons \u2014 buyblackart.com<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

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