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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

(CHUCKLES) So what we mean by mindscapeis it was all internalized thinking and feeling

(CHUCKLES) So what we mean by mindscape
is it was all internalized thinking and feeling

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(CHUCKLES)
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So what we mean by mindscape is it was all internalized
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thinking and feeling.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:10
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.
I-- I used to see painters, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I-- I used to see painters,
And it was fascinating, watching the magic wand as you call it, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And it was fascinating, watching the magic wand as you call ...
So that kind of thrilled me just seeing that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
So that kind of thrilled me just seeing that
The mystique and the magic of it. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
The mystique and the magic of it.
Well, I was drawing all the time, constantly drawing. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Well, I was drawing all the time, constantly drawing.
How I learned to draw I can't imagine that, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
How I learned to draw I can't imagine that,
I went to study at The Art Academy - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
I went to study at The Art Academy
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
They discussed the plight of Blacks in America - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
They discussed the plight of Blacks in America
The, uh, legacy that they've left is unbelievable... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
The, uh, legacy that they've left is unbelievable...
So they weren't just artists, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
So they weren't just artists,
SARAH: Spiral began in Romare Bearden's studio. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
SARAH: Spiral began in Romare Bearden's studio.
Spiral came into being in 1963 - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Spiral came into being in 1963
And in fact, they got together - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And in fact, they got together
SARAH: The question became how can artists - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
SARAH: The question became how can artists
Artists who were working in abstract means - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Artists who were working in abstract means
And Spiral was trying to find a way to create a bridge - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And Spiral was trying to find a way to create a bridge
And it was really the first major group - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And it was really the first major group
And when they got together, they really discovered - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And when they got together, they really discovered
So there was Hale Woodruff, Charles Alston, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
So there was Hale Woodruff, Charles Alston,