Afro Futurism Visions

 Per our Sheltering In Place Corona-Virus transitions I decided to share via this post my four recent B.A.G. tribute paintings. Each is 30"W X 40"H. acrylics on canvas or linen.

 The first one is a redo of a poster designed by Dalton Brown for a B.A.G. group exhibition in 1972 at the AFAM Art Gallery that was directed by Jose Williams. 

Brown's concept links the iconic watermelon via its life-giving stem, to the continent of Africa.  His treatment of the logo and slogan, "The Seeds Within" by Onli, were included along with images of B.A.G. members.

 The next one is a collaboration from Smoote & Hunter that was drawn during
 B.A.G.s' internship period at the One of A Kind Studio with Robert E. Paige.  

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The next was drafted from a logo design Hunter did for his poster design when B.A.G. exhibited at the South Side Community Art Center in the Bronzeville District of Chicago in 1972.

The final one is derived from a treatment designed and drawn by Greg Broils during the One of A Kind days with B.A.G., Though Broils was a professional fashion designer & tailor, he could really draw as well.

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 Below we see them being critiqued in a precious staging that evaluates their being true to the vintage early B.A.G. esthetic, scale and visual impact as an homage along with astutely appraising their collector's value.