We Been The Standard
8″×10″
$50.00
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Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment.
A layered reflection on identity , this piece confronts the duality of being mocked and imitated where Black features have been ridiculed , replicated, and reclaimed. Referencing the history of blackface while affirming pride , the figure is rooted in the beauty and ownership of self. Painted in a basketball Jersey a shared bond between myself and my father the work speaks to personal memory and cultural stereotype. In exploring these tensions, the piece reveals how Black features becomes a language of recognition ; a
quiet way of finding kinfolk wherever we are in the world.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
We Been The Standard
$50.00
A layered reflection on identity , this piece confronts the duality of being mocked and imitated where Black features have been ridiculed , replicated, and reclaimed. Referencing the history of blackface while affirming pride , the figure is rooted in the beauty and ownership of self. Painted in a basketball Jersey a shared bond between myself and my father the work speaks to personal memory and cultural stereotype. In exploring these tensions, the piece reveals how Black features becomes a language of recognition ; a
quiet way of finding kinfolk wherever we are in the world.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan