I visited the CEDAR LEWISOHN: PATOIS BANTON art exhibition in Bonington Gallery. I was fascinated to see how the work was centred around drawings which were then translated into prints to make a moving image. The work almost reminds me of African or Ancient Egyptian Art. The simple black and white prints really stand out to me to show the basic outline of a silhouette which captures the emotion of the image the artist is trying to show. From the artwork demonstrated in the exhibition, it is clear that the artist has spent endless amount of time researching the culture from historic museum collections, speaking to curators and finding out about the history of objects which are clearly showcased in the art.
One of my favourite features of the exhibition are how the artists wood prints and drawings are transcended into a moving image on a large screen shown on a large white wall to create an animation. The Black Drawings series was an exploration with the European fascination with 'Privitism' from the first part of the 20th century. His recent work often focuses from the perspective of black British history as well as Jamaican heritage from both an individual and collective perspective.
I really enjoyed watching the visual experience as it allowed his artwork to come to life demonstrated through a series of moving images. I would thoroughly recommend this exhibition to other art fanatics from choice of image and colours however I feel there could be more description about the pieces of art being showcased to allow the audience to have a visual image of the history and background behind each piece of art and how the artist has been shaped through the cultural history and his personal experience. I would really like to see and explore more of this artist's work.
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