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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Because you have to remember,at that time, there were very fewpositive images of Black...

Because you have to remember,
at that time, there were very few
positive images of Black folks that were widely available

Full Transcript

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Because you have to remember, at that time,
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there were very few positive images of Black folks
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that were widely available.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:09
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.
The artists of that time, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
The artists of that time,
JORDAN CASTEEL: I just feel a sense of belonging - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
JORDAN CASTEEL: I just feel a sense of belonging
My community of Black American artists that come before me - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
My community of Black American artists that come before me
And that's a beautiful thing. That's what this book - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And that's a beautiful thing. That's what this boo...
I grew up in a home that had the work of Charles White... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I grew up in a home that had the work of Charles White...
♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
♪ (PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
Those were works that were around my, um, home, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Those were works that were around my, um, home,
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: When I was in junior high school, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: When I was in junior high school,
The, uh, drawing teacher had a book - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
The, uh, drawing teacher had a book
Because prior to that, you know, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Because prior to that, you know,
When I was 15, the first oil painting I made - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:22
When I was 15, the first oil painting I made
You train yourself to a certain way of seeing form - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
You train yourself to a certain way of seeing form
And at another point, you break free from that, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And at another point, you break free from that,
When I met Charles White, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:15
When I met Charles White,
It seemed to make a lot of sense - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
It seemed to make a lot of sense
To make pictures that had historical relevance - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:15
To make pictures that had historical relevance
I think that Kerry James Marshall has - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
I think that Kerry James Marshall has
To concentrate on just the Black subject - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
To concentrate on just the Black subject
And I think it's fascinating, not only from the point of view - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
And I think it's fascinating, not only from the point o...
KERRY: In the history of painting - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
KERRY: In the history of painting