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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

You know, it's something that-- I mean becoming an artistis not empirical, so it's not...

You know, it's something that-- I mean becoming an artist
is not empirical, so it's not about hard work.
I mean, you have to
put the work in, but that doesn't mean that
you're going to make it and then the breakthrough comes
and then you're like, "Oh yeah, that's who I am.
Like, this is who I am. Yeah." With that commission

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You know, it's something that--
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I mean becoming an artist is not empirical,
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so it's not about hard work. I mean, you have to put the work in,
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but that doesn't mean that you're going to make it
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and then the breakthrough comes and then you're like,
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"Oh yeah, that's who I am. Like, this is who I am. Yeah."
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With that commission...
Duration
16 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:01
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.
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama,
Her whole gesture, the whole-- the beautiful fashion. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
Her whole gesture, the whole-- the beautiful fashion.
She created such an incredible image of a powerful, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
She created such an incredible image of a powerful,
It's become a-- an international symbol. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's become a-- an international symbol.
That-- That-- And that shows the power of an image. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
That-- That-- And that shows the power of an image.
Here's part of what the former First Lady, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Here's part of what the former First Lady,
I am also thinking about all of the young people, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
I am also thinking about all of the young people,
Who, in years ahead, will come to this place - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
Who, in years ahead, will come to this place
AMY SHERALD: I think for me, little Parker Curry, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:18
AMY SHERALD: I think for me, little Parker Curry,
Um, for her to walk away with that sense - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Um, for her to walk away with that sense
AMY: I see myself as an American realist, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
AMY: I see myself as an American realist,
My artistic process, the impetus of it, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
My artistic process, the impetus of it,
I think the most interesting work - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
I think the most interesting work
It's really been about writing a visual diary of me - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
It's really been about writing a visual diary of me
They represent something that's bigger - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
They represent something that's bigger
It's important for me that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's important for me that
BERNARD: There is something - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
BERNARD: There is something
Her figures are often faced - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Her figures are often faced
And people have written a lot about and she's talked about - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And people have written a lot about and she's talked ab...
And one of things that's happening is - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
And one of things that's happening is