2009-03-01 ~ ART:Jamaica

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

National Biennial 2008: O’Dwayne Wilson

Tuesday, March 03, 2009 Claudia Hucke , Edna Manley College , National Biennial , National Gallery of Jamaica , O'Dwayne Wilson , Peta-Ann Smith 44 comments

Interview by Peta-Ann Smith, Jan. 26, 2009 PS: Based on your displayed work, the figures appear to be dressed as high-ranking Catholic clergymen. Did the fairly recent child abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic Church inspire this particular piece?OW: Yes the recent events have influenced me to do works examining the role of the clergy and religion on a whole. But then what really did it for me was the film ‘Deliver us from Evil’ which was a...

Alphonso Dunn Emerges

Tuesday, March 03, 2009 academic drawing , African diaspora , Alphonso Dunn , migration , New York Academy of Art , NYAA No comments

Some time ago, I heard from Alphonso Dunn. He had recently left the New York Academy of Art and just beginning to build his body of work. He had left Jamaica while still a teenager and was interested in his connection to Jamaica, which was evident through his work. I began plans to feature this artist next on this blogspot. Suddenly, Alphonso disappeared from our radar and time passed. Alphonso has recently resurfaced with exciting news of new directions,...