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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Artists like Robert Duncansoncame along and people saw the beautifullandscape and said,...

Artists like Robert Duncanson
came along and people saw the beautiful
landscape and said, "Oh, he's painting within
the boundaries of the Hudson River School
tradition." Edward Mitchell Bannister
a little later, and they said, "Well,
he is very much like the Barbizon painters
out of France." RADCLIFFE BAILEY: Those artists
from the past really influenced my work

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Artists like Robert Duncanson came along
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and people saw the beautiful landscape and said,
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"Oh, he's painting within the boundaries
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of the Hudson River School tradition."
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Edward Mitchell Bannister a little later,
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and they said, "Well, he is very much like
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the Barbizon painters out of France."
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RADCLIFFE BAILEY: Those artists from the past really
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influenced my work.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:21
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Two Dollars and a Dream

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
But I think it's important for us, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
But I think it's important for us,
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
And, um, I went back towards where my mother guided me. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And, um, I went back towards where my mother guided me.
I went to art school thinking - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I went to art school thinking
And then I heard a lecture, um, from an artist. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And then I heard a lecture, um, from an artist.
Hearing about the artist talking about his work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Hearing about the artist talking about his work
I see myself as a vessel and things come through me. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I see myself as a vessel and things come through me.
I found an old piano shop in my neighborhood, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I found an old piano shop in my neighborhood,
And it just struck me like, "No, don't throw those away." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
And it just struck me like, "No, don't throw those...
But I remember bringing them in the studio - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
But I remember bringing them in the studio
And right then and there, that was the piece. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And right then and there, that was the piece.
And, uh, the piano keys basically turned into ocean. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And, uh, the piano keys basically turned into ocean.
And-- and I was thinking about the connections - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And-- and I was thinking about the connections
So it was a combination of that, plus the experiences of me - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
So it was a combination of that, plus the experiences of me
And my father would go so far out into the sea - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And my father would go so far out into the sea
And it just reminded me of that experience of being lonely, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
And it just reminded me of that experience of being lonely,
And the figure itself was like a bust that is, uh... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And the figure itself was like a bust that is, uh...
And it's paint and it's glass, and it's photographs, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And it's paint and it's glass, and it's photo...
And he has an ability to - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And he has an ability to
It's telling a story. It's telling us about our past. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's telling a story. It's telling us about our pa...