Items Similar to RED LINE - Political, pink, brown, Oil and Razor Wire on Wood - Red Line Series
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 16
Omari BookerRED LINE - Political, pink, brown, Oil and Razor Wire on Wood - Red Line Series 2019
2019
About the Item
"Red Line" is one of eight pieces in Nashville based artist Omari Booker's series for his solo show “Red Line” at Channel to Channel.
Booker’s new series of work is centered around the discriminatory housing practice of “redlining.” The name refers to the federal government’s creation of color coded maps from the 1930s seeking to expand homeownership in America’s metropolitan areas. The maps delineated areas preferred for investment based on racial and ethnic populations. Those deemed suitable for investment were outlined in blue or green while areas less desirable or considered hazardous were outlined in red.
The new collection of paintings by Booker explores this history both physically and metaphorically through the use of red razor wire, figures, and color. Of the series, the artist stated: “As [it] progressed, I investigated how division based on race has affected nearly every aspect of society in the United States.”
Booker’s work has been exhibited throughout Nashville including the Frist Art Museum, Fisk University, Vanderbilt University, and Tennessee State University, among others. He has completed several murals across the city and is a founder of North Nashville’s Jefferson Street Art Crawl.
- Creator:Omari Booker (American)
- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Signal Mountain, TN
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU98515309441
Omari Booker
Omari Booker, visual artist based in Los Angeles, CA and Nashville, TN, began his journey as an artist his senior year of high school at Montgomery Bell Academy. While attending Belmont University, Omari studied Mathematics and other more traditional curricula before he finally focused on studio art and graphic design. He later earned his B.S. in Graphic Design from Tennessee State University. Oil paintings are Omari’s predominant medium, but mixed media including charcoal, ink, and found objects are essential building blocks of his work, and are used to create finished pieces. Large scale work has been a constant creative outlet for Omari, and murals have also become a consistent part of his creative practice. Omari takes a process-oriented approach to his art, embracing it as a therapeutic modality through which he is able to express his passion for the freedom and independence that the creative process allows him to experience. His art is his personal therapy, and his desire is that those viewing it will have personal experiences of catharsis. The philosophy that undergirds Omari’s work is FREEDOM THROUGH ART and he aspires to create work that communicates to his audience their unique and intrinsic ability to be free.
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 2014
1stDibs seller since 2018
75 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 2 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Signal Mountain, TN
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- GREEN LINE - Pink, Brown, Oil and Razor Wire on Panel - Red Line SeriesBy Omari BookerLocated in Signal Mountain, TN"Green Line" is one of eight pieces in Nashville based artist Omari Booker's series for his solo show “Red Line” at Channel to Channel. Booker’s new series of work is centered arou...Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
MaterialsSteel
- REDSKIN - contemporary political painting, pink, red razor wire, native chiefBy Omari BookerLocated in Signal Mountain, TNREDSKIN is one of eight pieces in Nashville based artist Omari Booker's series for his solo show “Red Line” at Channel to Channel. Booker’s new series of work is centered around the...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
MaterialsEnamel, Steel
- RED LINE NO. 2 - Abstract political painting, oil and razor wire on wood- pinkBy Omari BookerLocated in Signal Mountain, TN"Red Line" is one of eight pieces in Nashville based artist Omari Booker's series for his solo show “Red Line” at Channel to Channel. Booker’s new series of work is centered around...Category
2010s Paintings
MaterialsSteel
- EXCAVATED PARKING - Mixed Media Sculpture, Large Installation, SurrealistLocated in Signal Mountain, TNThis sculpture by Kenzie Wells was created for an exhibit titled Gradience. A plush roadway bends in an impossible manner, creating a loop. Yellow lines designate parking spaces on t...Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
MaterialsSteel
- CASTLE FABRICKS - Surrealist Cubist Installation Sculpture, Mystical DreamscapeLocated in Signal Mountain, TNThis sculpture by Kenzie Wells depicts a surrealist landscape and an abstraction of a home or "castle." Stone tiles create a small walkway and steps to an archway, where a blue foam ...Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
MaterialsSteel
- CELLO IN THE SNOW - oil, enamel, glazed ceramic and canvas on panel, texturalBy Eleanor AldrichLocated in Signal Mountain, TNA cello is held up between the legs of its accompanying musician in a snowy landscape. Snow has collected on the protruding bits of Cello and on the tops of the musician's knees. Though we can't see the face of the musician, we see their bare arms, folding upwards, as if they have buried their face in their hands. -- Building on her previous show, Main Squeeze, which featured bodies pressing through the grid of lawn chairs, in “That Feeling When,” Aldrich expands the excess of materials to large figure paintings...Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
MaterialsEnamel
You May Also Like
- Horizon In Silver Steel - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, SilverBy Chelsea DavineLocated in Barcelona, CataloniaDiptych. Oil and silver leaf on steel. For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold, silver and copper leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
MaterialsSilver, Steel
- Triple Chuck Close, 15x41, Oil, encaustic, steel grid and archival pigmentsBy CeravoloLocated in Southampton, NYCeravolo's "Triple Chuck Close", Combines Acrylic, oil, encaustic, moveable steel grids and Archival Pigments on canvas mounted on board. The viewer can sli...Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
MaterialsSteel
- VincentLocated in Miami, FLFrench designer and graphic artist Stéphane Gautier draws on a unique talent for deciphering symbols and images in his art and transforming them into ...Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
MaterialsSteel
- "Rase Alley" Large Colorful Graffiti Tagged Wood BenchLocated in East Quogue, NYFun, unique, one-of-a-kind tagged graffiti wood bench, with colorful graffiti tags covering the top and underside of the wood seat. Material: Spray paint, paint pens, and polyure...Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsSteel
- Olivier de Provence 6, triptychLocated in New York, NYThis is a unique piece. It is a triptych oil painting on wood. CS Art comprises of two artists, one French, the other Norwegian. They have been painting with four hands for nearly t...Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
MaterialsGold, Silver, Foil
- Olivier de Provence 3Located in New York, NYThis work is a unique piece. It is a gilded oil painting on linen canvas with 22 carat gold leaf. CS Art comprises of two artists, one French, the other Norwegian. They have been pa...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
MaterialsGold, Silver, Foil, Gold Leaf