Beginnings of "Evolve"

It's truly funny how as a creative you're 2 yrs ahead of yourself unknowingly, at least that's the haps with me. I've been speaking on my soon Solo exhibition "Beyonder" and what is the driving force behind it a bit. I originally had the idea of my solo being called " Evolve", which I thought of at the end of 2011. I had some concepts and ideas I was considering. The concepts and ideas hadn't taken complete form of shape, though. They were loose. I didn't mentally possess what I needed to make every aspect cohesive as it needed to be, so I had to sit on it. This is where "Beyonder" comes in. I then began devising what the word BEYONDER meant in this context to my exhibition, through a lot of philosophical inquiry, it came to me! It allowed me an opportunity to see what "Beyonder" should be,but also what " Evolve" needed to be. I listened to the Universe and became water. The answer I needed was delivered. So "Beyonder" had to come first as a prequel for "Evolve".
    So what is "Evolve", one might ask? The true is you would first have to experience and comprehend "BEYONDER", which I will be soon discussing. I will say it's the natural progression of the spiritual being coming into realization of itself as well as itself place amongst all things.
" Evolve" takes that idealogy a step further, so while you wait on "Beyonder" here's a sneak peek of "Evolve" 2014,I hope you all enjoy!
Also be on the lookout for the "Beyonder" teaser , which the uber talented Mighty gesture crew created. It features music from one of the freshest up and coming  producers in the South, MIDIMarc!

The Marathon continues....!

I dropped off for some months not because I didn't have shows or work,it was due to what I like to call "Life happening". We make plans, but life occurs and sometimes what life has planned for us takes precedence over all aspects of our existence. We can attempt to fight it struggling with it until we're  wiped into submission or we can become like water, allowing it to run its course without any opposition. I chose the latter of those two. I learned and grew a lot from this process. So, with that being said I'M BACK!!!
   I'm still on the artistic marathon, which I first started 5yrs ago with my Izms of art brethren Mustafa. I'm not one who believes much in rest and as my sister, who as ascended, Carlleena Person said"dreamers never sleep", so that makes for recipe of MASS CREATION no doubt!
I start with new work, a series of collages and a few paintings. I've been creating these pieces in collaboration with Trustus theatre for a play they're producing called "The Motherf*?!er with the hat". The play was featured on Broadway, it received great reviews. The artwork I've created for this play pulls from the essence of the play itself. The play is truly about relationships, so the artwork focuses on relationships as well. I call the series of collage work" Cosmology of relationships", these pieces depict the relationships we have with ourselves and others. I really wanted to conjure emotion and give my audience imagery they can relate to. I'm known for delivering images that are vibrant, atomspheric and at times coded with messages. I don't want to deliver that type of work, when the play is really straight forward. I wanted to be straight forward as well, thus the "Cosmology of relationships" was created. The play opens the first week of February, which begins my second leg of the Neverending marathon!..Take a look at the series...Gratitude for your hearts and minds being open to these pieces along with my wordsound..."BEYONDER" is on the way!