Michael Ray Charles Art And The African American Society
Michael Ray Charles born in 1967 in Louisiana, he is a graduate from McNeese State University while he was there he studied advertising design and illustration later he picked up painting. Afterwards he received a MFA degree from the University of Houston, and in 2000, he consulted in a Spike Lee's film, "Bamboozled". He also served as a panelist for National Endowment for the Arts and a juror for The Bush Artist Fellowship.
Michael Ray Charles uses his paintings to show past stereotypes still have power. He uses faux billboards to demonstrate that many of the past negative stereotypes still exist in today’s African American society.
The Painting that I have chosen resembles a billboard it is called “(Forever Free) Hello I’m Your New Neighbor” painted in 1997 Acrylic latex, stain, and copper penny on paper, dimensions are 60 1/4 x 36 inches it is located in a Private collection (Charles, n.d.). This powerfully satirical piece is made to look like a vintage......
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