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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

I went to art school thinking that I was going to studysomething like graphic design

I went to art school thinking that I was going to study
something like graphic design

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I went to art school thinking
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that I was going to study something like graphic design.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:15
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Two Dollars and a Dream

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An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
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...
Radcliffe Bailey, for me, kind of represents - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Radcliffe Bailey, for me, kind of represents
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
This is where I think about the future. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
This is where I think about the future.
I think about the past, I ask questions. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I think about the past, I ask questions.