Lana Futura aka Katharina Pretl December 1, 2009

Came across this image today, it reminded me of a lady in my office I have nicked named “China doll”, she does not look real, too beautiful and extremely petite, she also likes her labels.
Katharina is an illustrator/fashion designer and graphic artist.
Visit her here and here, to view more beautiful soft feminine illustrations with an [...]

Sister Samurai………. KAPOOOW November 22, 2009

Asaru Mushavu  aka “Asaru 75″ at Deviantart
I love hip hop, hence I have had my fill of oversexualised black women…… but I will be joining this revoulution.

I Would Like This Hair Style Today Please November 20, 2009

I have recently found and spent alot of time at I am the Nublack, it is the kind of blog mine should be if I were a little more organised. My one major gripe is, it has cost me money, I have since bought two things featured there a print and a T shirt.
Now this [...]

“A Free Degree in Anthropology” Lauri Lyons November 19, 2009

Work is still getting its pound of flesh, so I will keep it brief, Lauri Lyons is the first African American female to be represented by Getty Images; with this I have already spoken volumes.
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Shabazz Palaces “Belhaven Meridian” November 11, 2009

I got goose bumps watching this !! 

Directed by Kahill Joseph
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Dawn Okoro October 22, 2009

I am excited, lately I am not easily excited, I found an artist with prints for sale, for sale within my price range, okay, one downside, they are a bit smaller than I would like, I digress.

Dawn Okoro paints sisters, real sisters and other people too, her images evoke heat, maybe it is the intensity [...]

Ozwald Boateng- The Bespoke Couturier October 22, 2009

Many moons ago I was at a night spot, I spotted a tall extremely elegant well dressed young man, some of his male company did not look that bad either,  I later found out that said gentleman was Ozwald Boateng (OBE).
His suits are so fly, some loud with bright eccentric colours, in some cases only the lining is bright, [...]

Howard Bingham – Technical Knock Out May 28, 2007

I loved Bingham’s work with out knowing who he was, I collected pictures of Mohammed Ali on a web site a while back, little did I know they were taken by the same photographer.
He was kicked out of school and told to pursue another career apart from photography, like the Greatest Ali, sheer determination always [...]

Kehinde Wiley – My Rembrandt April 30, 2007

Two Heroic Sisters of the Grassland 2007
Oh my God, was I not drooling like an idiot when I found Kehinde’s site it is everything I love about art, cool, contemporary, modern and perfect execution! It is the type of art I created this blog to find….. it is just so right.
The poses and expressions, European gentry meets [...]

Mike Thompson – Spraying up a Storm March 8, 2007

Nas for XXL Mag
My toes are a tingling, I am all excited again because I found another hot site, turn your volume down before visiting if you do not appreciate urban riddims. Ex head boy at Ecko’s t-shirt division, Mike Thompson was  customising apparel back in the 80’s whilst still at college, now a proffessional illustrator, the [...]