"NOG Emerges" 2021 Copyright 2021 Turtel Onli

"NOG Emerges" 2021 Copyright 2021 Turtel Onli
Inspired by "NOG" being the Future-Primitif face of the blockbuster group exhibition at the change making, trend setting Museum of Contemporary Art, Summer / Fall 2021 called "Chicago Comics: 1960 Until Now", curated by Dan Nadel. . NOG was mural sized on the MCA's outer wall near the door to its Museum Store which featured NOG merchandise in the form of a Tote Bag, post cards, a ever-cool NOG Sketch Book, plus autographed copies of "Tales From The Rhyhthmic Zone", the Graphic Novel that includes expanded versions of the original NOG stories. So Rhythmistic! All artwork on this blog by Prof. Onli is Copyright 2023 Turtel Onli , and other dates. All Rights Protected & not to be remixed, rebooted or used commercially without a signed agreement with Prof. Onli.

Friday, November 8, 2019

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From a conversation with Espi Frazier:

“It’s wonderful to be around other artists because they give you ideas that you wouldn’t ever think of,” Frazier says.

Another source of artist inspiration came during her time as a member of the Black Arts Guild (BAG) in Chicago. The Guild, founded by Turtel Onli in 1970, will celebrate a major anniversary next year. Frazier recalls that the Guild’s first studio space was located next to the iconic Operation PUSH! headquarters by Hyde Park, and offered an inspirational environment to work in.

An important artistic element that Frazier carries with her from her early years with BAG, is the recurring use of watermelon in her work. The watermelon is a tribute to the BAG logo, as the group sought to redefine a negative stereotype. It is red, black, and green— the symbolic colors of the Black Liberation movement— and the seeds within “continue life,” she adds. “People of African descent have to decide for themselves who they are.” The watermelon motif can be found in most of her solo works. 


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