{"id":9383,"date":"2021-04-03T11:18:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T11:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=9383"},"modified":"2021-04-03T11:19:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T11:19:02","slug":"the-five-spot-keepin-it-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=9383","title":{"rendered":"The FIVE Spot: Keepin\u2019 it Natural"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FIVE Spot: Keepin\u2019 it Natural<\/b><\/h1>\n

Connecting through Art<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Johnson,<\/a>

“Soul Sista” by Kevin Johnson<\/p><\/div>\n

Five works of art. One theme.<\/span><\/i> The FIVE Spot.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This week\u2019s theme at<\/span> the FIVE Spot is <\/span>Keepin\u2019 it Natural<\/b>,<\/span> as we present five works of art connected by the powerful imagery of natural hairstyles. Our hair is a unique part of our identity, our incomparable journey, and our crowns tell the story. It is an account steeped in past and present; in self and community; in joy and pain; in struggle and triumph; and, ultimately, in pride and self-acceptance. Indeed, our hair can say a lot about who we are, how we see ourselves, and what we\u2019ve been through.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These five compelling works of art, rendered by five emerging and established artists, capture the beauty, majesty, and freedom of natural hair as it tellingly frames the bold, take-no-prisoners expression of a sunglass-wearing queen [\u201cSoul Sista\u201d by Kevin Johnson]; the quiet, introspective demeanor of a resilient dreamer [\u201cQuiet Time\u201d by Joyce Lomax]; the concerned-yet-committed maternal contemplation of a contemporary Madonna [\u201cMadonna\u201d by Elizabeth Catlett]; the still gaze of a child coming of age too soon [\u201cStillness Speaks\u201d by Karen Powell]; and the upright posture of a brother undeterred by tribulation and the call of angels [\u201cElijah and the Seven Trumpets\u201d by John Singletary].<\/span><\/p>\n

We encourage you to take at least five minutes to view them, study them, and connect with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

That way, you can see which ones hit the spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Powell,<\/a>\"Catlett,<\/a>\"Lomax,<\/a>\"Singletary,<\/a><\/p>\n

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