Darrick Claiborne
Jam SessionABOUT THE ARTIST:
Darrick Claiborne was born in Virginia and began creating art at a very early age. Due to his father's job relocating the family to Charlotte, NC, Claiborne was given a rapid lesson of the differences of rural and city living."I loved every part of living in Northwest Charlotte. The many special people that flavored the streets with their character and friendliness, made our section of Beatties Ford Road a daily display of music, poetry and color."
Capturing the essence of his people of the city in his earlier paintings, Claiborne continued to develop his fascination with urban southern living and the experienced brotherhood as a member ofKappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
It is his Faith in God, sense of humor, and ability to expose the internal truth of his painted subjects that have lead to a successful career of museum and gallery exhibitions, illustrated book covers and an impressive client list of celebrity collectors.
GO to his web site. http://www.dclai.com/site2/home.html
posted by October Gallery @ 11:25 PM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
Jazz has always been dear to me. I love this expression of music and jazz. I hope to meet this artist in the future.
pat
I hope today's African American artists realize how lucky they are to be able to sell their art world wide. Years ago being a mainstream visual artist required talent, but, for the African-American artists, talent was not enough. This was nineteenth century America, and race determined who could be trained in the arts. There were no special schools or places where African-Americans could freely exhibit their talents for art. These talented artists were excluded from the academies, associations, and teaching institutions available to white artists. In rare cases, beneficent white families broke the rules and provided knowledge, direction, and resources to budding African-American talents in the visual arts. Many of these white patrons were among the abolitionists of this period in American history.
Geri Wilson
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