Shabazz Palaces “Belhaven Meridian” November 11, 2009

I got goose bumps watching this !! 

Directed by Kahill Joseph
Shabazz Palaces

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 [...]

Sheila Bridges- Harlem Toile De Jouy March 8, 2007

This wall paper is enchanting and interesting, though I think it could easily be considered un PC, “hummm Martha why do you have wall paper depicting slaves??” for some reason  period costume on black people always brings slaves or servants to my mind. However it is extremely whimsical and in the right setting could be a [...]

Marc Baptiste – Delicious! March 1, 2007

 
When I grow up I want to be a fashion photographer, okay I’m all grown and I am not a fashion photographer but if I was I would want to be Marc Baptiste, because then I would have taken my favorite picture of Lauren Hill (below). In all honesty Marc is not my favorite photographer, [...]

Jules Arthur – Hypnotic Splendor February 26, 2007

 
Sisters
I can tell how much I like an artist, by the amount of time I spend on their site, in Jules’s case too long, besides his work the site itself is fierce, a beautiful platform to showcase his work, I love elegant design.
His work is hypnotic splendor, his subjects draw you in with their eyes reading your soul and telling [...]

Frank Morrison- Holy Mo February 11, 2007

Dream Weaver 
Illustrator, graphic artist, painter, Frank Morrison could also be a fashion designer the diva’s in his soul sister collection are well attired, some in ethnic prints and all immaculately coiffured. You can see from his art he has a real appreciation for a black woman’s form and a great sense of humour. 

He started off as a graffiti [...]