
Exhibition
Some of Us Are Brave
08 Oct 2021 – 30 Oct 2021
Stratford Library
London, United Kingdom
Coinciding with Newham's Black History Month programme - Ambition, Achievement and Inspiration - CasildART is proud to mark the launching of Some of Us Are Brave through this event with Caroline Chinakwe discussing Colourism!
CasildART is delighted to be hosting a special afternoon talk with Caroline Chinakwe, a Nigerian-born, London-based, mixed media artist on 9th October. Chinakwe will be in conversation with curator, Sukai Eccleston, discussing her new art collection 'Colourism ' and explaining why this is such a poignant and sensitive subject for Black women and women of colour.
Chinakwe is well known for her unapologetic vibrant visuals that capture the beauty found in black culture and style, while addressing social issues that affect people of colour.
Her latest collection, 'Colourism' can be seen in Some of Us Are Brave which includes the work of ten other emergent and talented Black female artists in the exhibition. Some of Us Are Brave, explores how the feminine, form and function are symbolised in the production of Black women's art and was first shown at the J/M Gallery in London.
Chinakwe challenges the notion of colourism through her bold and colourful collaged images. In conversation, she will be discussing the ugly reality of colourism and how this body of work confronts it by creating paintings that highlight the beauty in nature, to represent the beauty in us all regardless of our skin tone, while representing Black people in a beautiful and powerful light.
Colourism is not discrimination against a group of people, but against blackness itself, which Chinakwe witnessed first hand as a woman of colour, but also through her work within the fashion industry which strongly favours lighter-skinned people, and disproportionately affects women.
As the conversation around this topic is far from over, Chinakwe hopes that we can open our ears and our eyes to these artworks, plant them in our minds and make them grow. Through her practice, Chinakwe intends to eradicate the rotten roots of colourism and racism one by one and allow a new flower of hope and equality to bloom.
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