Charles Bibbs

A fine art artist,publisher and distributor - owns two galleries as well as a publishing and distributiion business. Bibbs is also the owner of Art 2000, anationwide, non-profit visual arts association that informs and inspiresartists and art patrons alike. B Graphics, the name given to his business, Images Magazine-which he founded as a business guide to ethnic art!

"My most important goal is to make profound aesthetic statements, that are ethnically rooted and at the same time arouse spiritual emotions within us," said Bibbs.

Besides being one of the country's most popular and prolific artists, Bibbs is also committed to developing and empowering entrepreneurs in the community and especially is dedicated to hosting workshops and showcasing art of young artists. Bibbs creates powerful statements with his larger-than-life figurative images, depicting urban street scenes, sensitive expressions of generational love, and majestic African-Indian images. Influenced by the work of Charles White, R. C. Gorman, Frank Howell and John Biggers, his signature technique fuses acrylic paint and ink coupled with contemporary themes.

The world of Charles A. Bibbs reflects spirituality, consciousness, strong ethnic pride, texture, movement and energy; characteristics that are recognized as hallmarks of fine art. These characteristics describe the zenith of fulfillment sought by all artists; they are comfortably embodied as the nucleus that forms the soul of Charles Bibbs.

A native of the Los Angeles Bay area and second child of a family of ten, Charles grew up with a host of love and a desire to succeed. Charles? father, Arthur, recognized his son?s gift in early elementary school. He encouraged his gifted son to display any perfect his talents while exploring numerous ways of expressing his artist ability. His talent was further fueled by the works of Charles White, R.C. Gorman, Frank Howell, Earnie Barnes and Nathaniel Bustion, just a few of our most celebrated contemporary masters. Bibbs expanded his intrinsic ability by attending Long Beach City College, California State University, and Los Angeles Harbor College.

Throughout his career, Bibbs has persisted in exploring new avenues of expression. His range of versatility extends from mixed media drawings and painting to clay vessels and masks. His bold and powerful visual statements and his unusual style of fusing acrylic paint and ink move most of us. This style coupled with African and contemporary African American themes creates stimulating and sensitive spectacles, all flowing, rhythmically and interweaving. Positive and sensitive imagery best describes a consistent overall feeling. Nobility and strength in the rendering of his figures is characteristically and recognizably the Bibbs trademark.

His mix of realism, fantasy and ethnicity has been nationally and internationally celebrated. Charles has been featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles, radio shows and television appearances. He has received countless citations and awards. With each contact he bridges all forms of the arts to form a common spirit within us. As Bibbs states, "my most important goal is to make profound aesthetic statements, that are ethnically rooted and simultaneously arouse spiritual emotions within each of us."