"Forming to New"
Since
1970 the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has hosted the juried art
exhibition "Black
Creativity", our nation’s longest-running exhibition of Black-American
art. The exhibition is part of the Museum’s Black Creativity program,
which showcases African-American achievement in a variety of scientific,
artistic and technological fields.
From January
22 to February 23, 2014 Black Creativity will present approximately
100 works of art created by African-American artists from across the
U.S. This year’s theme is “Innovation”. Each artist can
submit up to four pieces to the jury. These are mine. For the
second time in three years, jurors selected one of my pieces. Scroll down
to see the accepted entry, "Forming to New".
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| Innovation begins with a "Seed" of an idea, concept or design. |
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An innovator receives assistance from the watchful eyes of the collective unconscious
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| Alternate view of "Seed", bottom and side details. |
"Forming to New"
is on its way to Chicago!
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| "Forming to New". From the collective unconscious and stimuli, conversations, discussions and collaboration from outside sources the innovation process takes grander shape. |
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| "Forming to New", alternate view and detail. |
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Finally, after a series of steps and stages the new comes into being. "That Which Became New" side 1.
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| "That Which Became New", side 2. |
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| Innovation, "The Triptych". |
Innovation seems magical
and mysterious.
One
afternoon after school, I talked with another mother as we watched our children
on the playground. To this long-time friend I asked, "What images,
colors come to your mind when you think of innovation?" This fourth
entry, "Mystical, Mysterious Magic" evolved based on that
conversation. Thanks Ivon!
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| "Mystical, Mysterious Magic", side 1. Transferred image by Rev. Carlos W. Anderson |
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| "Mystical, Mysterious Magic", side 2. |
