Abraham Lincoln ~ 1809 — 1865

15 Wednesday Apr 2015

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LINCOLN, 2013 by Wayne Brezinka. Collage, mixed media & acrylic on canvas

Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22am, April 15, 1865, one-hundred fifty years ago today. This portrait of the 16th President of the United States by contemporary artist Wayne Brezinka is currently on loan at the historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., May 6, 2014 — May 6, 2015. Brezinka’s 4 ft x 5 ft portrait is part painting and part three-dimensional collage of cardboard, rope and several artifacts he collected from the 1860s.

Collage artist Wayne Brezinka spent two months gathering Civil War-era photos and newspapers to use in his mixed media Lincoln portrait. Image courtesy of Wayne Brezinka

Here’s a fascinating “video tour” of Wayne Brezinka’s “Lincoln”:

The Art of Keziah Makoundou

13 Tuesday Aug 2013

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Bar Catalonia, Keziah Makoundou

Born to African expatriates in Toulouse, France, Keziah Makoundou draws on her heritage to depict abstract faces, the black body and the relationship between mother and offspring. Keziah relocated to New York in 2007 after completing a Master’s Degree of Graphic Design and continues to experiment with a variety of rich media. Some of Ms. Makoundou’s work is currently on exhibit through August 31 at Bar Catalonia in New York City. (MORE)