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Chris Ofili for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics

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Tuesday, March 27 at the Apollo Theater. For more information about tickets:

http://tedxharlem.com/

Rachael Romero
Harlem 3 homage to Bearden, 2012
Collage on rag paper with grey wash, 17” x 11.5”
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Artwork by Ya La’ford

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REM Sleep POTUS, 2012 
Stain Dyed Ingredients: (acrylic, ink, pigment, glue, flaker, resin & bleach) weathered, thread sown silk inside of canvas, 72” x 54”
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Antiqua Via, 2012 
Stain Dyed Ingredients: (acrylic, ink, pigment, indigo, glue, flaker, resin & bleach) weathered, thread sown dismantled CHANEL suit (with transfered words) inside of canvas, 72” x 54”
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Uiscebatha, 2012 
Stain Dyed Ingredients: Stain Dyed Ingredients: (acrylic, ink, pigment, glue, flaker, resin & bleach) weathered, thread sown silk inside of canvas, 72” x 54”
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“As an adolescent, I first encountered the genius works of Romare Bearden by way of the celebrated 1980’s sitcom, The Cosby Show. I recall being enthralled by the warm, color-laden majestic figures and how I nearly broke my father’s brand new Zenith VCR to record, pause and study the adored paintings.  Bearden was the first black artist I was exposed to and aside from wanting to emulate the character Denise Huxtable’s inimitable fashion sense, I was determined to ardent study and was excited that I too, would one-day paint in similar technique and style.” -Ya La’ford

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Artwork by Ariel

I Dwell in You As in a Sea (from the Adonis series, inspired by the poem “Transformations of the Lover”), 2011
Painted and found papers on watercolor paper, 9” x 13”
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Jezebel, 2006
Painted and found papers, graphite, on paper, 6” x 8”
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“Bearden spoke to what’s possible in spite of what’s torn or fractured. To me, everything humane is in Bearden—history and saxophones, worship and sex, city and garden, ideas and dinner, art and baths, rites and riffs. I’m a devotee.” -Ariel

“Romare Bearden’s ability to merge the study of Western composition with his rich life experiences (ancestral memories, jazz music, urban culture) continues to inspire my own artistic vision. This collage is an homage to the master.” -Robin Brooks