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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

My artistic forebearers, as it were,have paved the way for me to make work of a...

My artistic forebearers, as it were,
have paved the way for me to make work of a whole
different range of topics in a whole different
kind of way." ♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ THEASTER GATES:
Being a clay guy isn't about a tea bowl
or a tea pot

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My artistic forebearers,
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as it were, have paved the way for me
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to make work of a whole different range of topics
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in a whole different kind of way."
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♪ (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
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THEASTER GATES: Being a clay guy
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isn't about a tea bowl or a tea pot.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:12
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.
It's about having a sense - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
It's about having a sense
Lesser understood, unbuilt... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Lesser understood, unbuilt...
Dirt, that with skill and a knowledge of form... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Dirt, that with skill and a knowledge of form...
One could then take this stuff - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
One could then take this stuff
And that the only limitation between dirt - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And that the only limitation between dirt
And so, this idea that we could be, uh, active participants - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
And so, this idea that we could be, uh, active participants
And that the actors, the makers of the 60s and 70s, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
And that the actors, the makers of the 60s and 70s,
♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪ - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪
There were, like, all these amazing makers. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
There were, like, all these amazing makers.
I, like, read and read - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I, like, read and read
And I just thought, "Finally, uh, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:15
And I just thought, "Finally, uh,
SARAH: Dave Drake was one of the most proficient potters - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
SARAH: Dave Drake was one of the most proficient potters
He would inscribe, at a time when it was, you know, illegal - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
He would inscribe, at a time when it was, you know, illegal
And he was a master. An artistic master. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
And he was a master. An artistic master.
David Drake was in Two Centuries of Black American Art. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
David Drake was in Two Centuries of Black American Art.
And what it also reminds us is that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And what it also reminds us is that
Introducing Dave's story would mean there was a-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Introducing Dave's story would mean there was a--
And that by bringing him up, maybe it wouldn't mean - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And that by bringing him up, maybe it wouldn't mean
It was the beginning of a kind of hopefulness within Blackness - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:11
It was the beginning of a kind of hopefulness within Blackne...
When I was only making pots, when I was just working in clay, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
When I was only making pots, when I was just working in clay...