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Ekphrastic
by Darwin Darko
The word ekphrasis, or ecphrasis, comes from the Greek for the description of a work of art produced as a rhetorical exercise. It is a vivid, often dramatic, verbal description of a visual work of art, either real or imagined.
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Molly Crabapple - Gaza
Molly Crabapple is an American illustrator, writer, and activist known for her detailed and intricate artwork that often focuses on social justice issues; making her a prominent figure in contemporary art and activism. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit...
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Tafy LaPlanche - The Voodoo That You Do
Tafy LaPlanche believes in portraiture as a vehicle for storytelling. Through her bright, bold, and patterned portraits, Tafy reveals the underlying narratives of those she has encountered throughout her life. For this and otme artwork we discuss, please visit…
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Titian - David & Goliath
Titian is considered one of the most versatile and influential painters of the Venetian school. He became one of the leading figures of his time, leaving a lasting impact on the art world that is still celebrated today. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit...
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Martin Krzywinski - Pi
Martin Krzywinski is a Canadian bioinformatician and data visualization expert. He is known for his work in creating innovative and informative data visualizations. Krzywinski's visualizations often focus on making complex biological data more accessible and understandable to both scientists and...
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Edvard Munch - The Scream
Edvard Munch is considered one of the pioneers of expressionism, an artistic movement that sought to convey subjective experiences and emotions through distortion, exaggeration, and vivid color. His innovative artistic style and subject matter challenged traditional conventions and paved the way...
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Kehinde Wiley - Barack Hussein Obama
Kehinde Wiley, renowned visual artist known for his vibrant and larger-than-life portraits - that celebrate black and brown individuals; challenging stereotypes, and promoting inclusivity. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its where you…
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Cecily Brown - The Sleep Around and the Lost and Found
Cecily Brown has transfixed viewers with sumptuous color, bold brushwork, and complex narratives that relate to some of Western art history’s grandest and oldest themes. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its where you can find all this…
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Rene Magritte - Son of Man
Rene Magritte was a Belgian painter who had a way of making poetic images visible. He reimagined painting - as a critical tool that could challenge perception and engage a viewer’s mind. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its where you can...
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Judy Bowman - He’s Not Coming Home
Judy Bowman - she was raised in Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood, and she sees it as her job to tell stories that are reflective of her coming of age experiences. Check out the main YouTube Channel: @theekphrastic For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit...
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Bisa Butler - Smart Girls Rock
Bisa Butler is an award winning African American textile artist. She is known for her vibrantly stunning larger than life sized quilted portraits that captivate viewers around the world. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its where you can...
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Maria Prymachenko - A Dove Has Spread Her Wings
Maria Prymachenko was a self-taught village folk artist from Ukraine. An inspiration for Picasso and Chagall, her works are now an international symbol of the call for peace. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its where you can find all…
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M.C Escher - Drawing Hands
Today MC Escher is one of the world’s most famous graphic artists. Despite wide popular interest… in his day, Escher was dismissed by the art world, but venerated by mathematicians. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its where you can find...
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Shirley Woodson - Flight Into Egypt
Shirley Woodson has worked a lifetime to tell stories of the African American experience through her figurative paintings. Beyond that, she is also a tireless arts educator and advocate, whose career spans over 60 years and counting. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit...
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Hans Holbein - Portrait of Nikolaus Kratzer
Hans Holbien the Younger is considered one of the finest portraitists of the early Modern Period. He’s perhaps best known for painting the who's who during the height of English society at that time For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its...
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Jammie Holmes - The Illusion
Jammie Holmes is a self-taught painter, whose work tells the story of contemporary life for many black families in the Deep South; primarily focused in Louisiana. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its where you can find all this stuff...
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Peter Max - Love
Peter Max - is a famed illustrator and graphic artist who specializes in Pop Art and Neo Expressionism, and is known for his (lets just say) generous use of vibrant colors. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its where you can find all this...
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Alexander Calder - Man
Alexander Calder redefined sculpture by introducing the element of movement, he is perhaps best known for his large, colorful sculptures, which incorporate elements of humor and chance into uniquely engineered structures. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit...
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Danny Ferrell - Mac Miller
Artist Danny Ferrell is known for his sensitive paintings of people from within his LGBTQ+ community. But sensitive doesn’t mean weak. In fact, Danny’s paintings, abundant in a glowing pallet, assert in his subjects… defiance - saturated in color - brimming with life. For this and other artwork…
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Dominique Fung - Double Happiness
Drawing influence from her Chinese background, Dominique Fung’s contemporary surrealistic paintings critique the long history of Orientalism in art and the objectification of Asian women. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic.
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Amoako Boafo - Reflection
Known for his empowering fingertip paintings, Amoako Boafo is regarded as a notable young voice in art of the African Diaspora - through his new approaches to the shaping of Black forms, and their dispositions in a larger global context. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit...
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Bob Ross - Northern Lights
Known for his fast and easy "wet-on-wet" painting technique, Bob Ross reached millions of art lovers with his popular television program 'The Joy of Painting.' For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic.
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Georgia Okeeffe - Black Iris
Georgia O’Keeffe is commonly recognized as the "Mother of American modernism” and is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic.
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Calida Rawles - Water Dancer
Calida Rawles… The Los Angeles–based artist has earned widespread recognition for her exacting, ethereal depictions of water, and after spending over two decades selling work directly out of her studio, she has broken into the international art scene. For this and other artwork we discuss, please...
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Albrecht Durer - Young Hare
Albrecht Dürer, was a German painter, printmaker and theorist, and has been conventionally regarded as the greatest artist of the Renaissance in Northern Europe ever since. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic.
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Futura - Boombox
Futura New York’s original street art vanguard, and one of the most renowned figures of the contemporary art scene is an illustrator, photographer, sculptor as well as fashion and graphic designer. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic
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Picasso - Guernica
Pablo Picaso was a painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, ceramist and designer- and is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic
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Ernie Barnes - Sugar Shack
Ernie Barnes was an American painter, actor, and football player best known for his depictions of figures in motion. In pop culture Barnes’ paintings appear on music album covers, television and movies, especially his iconic dance hall scene, The Sugar Shack. For this and other artwork we…
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DL Warfield - ATLiens
DL Warfield, a critically acclaimed creative designer and artist, roundly respected and highly accomplished as a creative crusade for pop cultures royalty. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic
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Frank Bowling - They Give Birth Astride a Grave
Frank Bowling, an artist known for his lush semi-abstract works that consider histories of colonialism in poetic ways… now known as Sir Franklin Bowling (don’t forget the Sir) - his work has redefined the course of abstract painting. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit...
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Benny Andrews - Did the Bear Sit Under a Tree
Benny Andrews, the son of sharecroppers with no formal training, developed his Figurative style by simply observing those around him. For this and other artwork we discuss, please visit darwindarko.com/ekphrastic …its where you can find all this stuff catalogued for your viewing pleasure.
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Salvador Dali - Tuna Fishing
Dali had an eccentric and ostentatious public persona that often drew more attention than his artwork… but he is none-the-less a renowned surrealist known for his enigmatic paintings of dreamscapes. Please visit darwindarko.com/ekphrastic for a catalogue of the artwork we discuss.
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O. Louis Guglielmi - Subway Exit
His images of city life expressed the harsh realities of the Great Depression. He was unapologetically part of the struggling working class and never received sufficient attention in the study of American art history. Please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic for a catalogue of the...
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Hank Willis Thomas - Basketball and Chain
Hank Willis Thomas: contemporary American artist best known for his photography and appropriation art that considers racial identity through the lens of advertising and popular culture. Please visit https://www.darwindarko.com/ekphrastic for a catalogue of the artwork we discuss
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Frida Kahlo - Roots
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón is one of Mexico’s most celebrated and well-known artists, renowned for her surrealistic paintings and complex self-portraits. Her legacy cannot be underestimated or exaggerated. Its likely that every female artist making art since the 1950s will quote her…
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Frank Morrison - Freedom
Born in Massachusetts in 1971, moved to New Jersey at an early age. Frank Morrison grew up during the early days of rap music, graffiti, and break dancing. A self-taught artist, who began his career tagging walls in New Jersey as a teenager; this artist took the unconventional route. Please visit...
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Leonardo daVinci - Mona Lisa
One of the most important and influential figures of the Renaissance was the painter, sculptor, architect and engineer, Leonardo Da Vinci – a man often referred to as an artist who epitomized Renaissance art. He is among the greatest painters in history. Please visit DarwinDarko.com/ekphrastic....
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Sherald - First Lady Michelle Obama
Amy Sherald - born in Columbus, GA and was one of only a handful of black students in the private school. She is best known for her portrait paintings, using Grisaille to portray skin tones. Please visit DarwinDarko.com/ekphrastic for a catalogue of all the artwork we discuss.
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Manet - Raven
Édouard Manet has risen above his detractors to prove his genuine talent that is worthy of emulation. With several paintings that have inspired young artists during his hay day, he revealed how innovation is not always welcomed by society, but it is one's gateway to the future. Please visit...
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Warhol - Big Electric Chair
Warhol was an American artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as “pop art.” The most famous artists of his generation; and most certainly the standard bearer for American pop art. Please visit DarwinDarko.com/ekphrastic. There, you will find…
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Basquiat - Fallen Angel
Basquiat is largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the New York gallery scene., his spray-painted crowns and scribbled words, referenced everything from his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage, to political issues, pop-culture icons, and religious influences. Please...
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The word ekphrasis, or ecphrasis, comes from the Greek for the description of a work of art produced as a rhetorical exercise. It is a vivid, often dramatic, verbal description of a visual work of art, either real or imagined.
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The word ekphrasis, or ecphrasis, comes from the Greek for the description of a work of art produced as a rhetorical exercise. It is a vivid, often dramatic, verbal description of a visual work of art, either real or imagined.
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