To Kevin Claiborne, memory is the primary material of his work. He explains “I seek to make the invisible visible”, thus striving to put the black community back at the forefront of the viewer’s consciousness. By having a critical eye on the past, he insists on invisible stories, by proving that what we do not see is sometimes more important than what is on the surface.
He works the medium of collage, a technique used by dadaist artist notably, who aimed to include a political content to their art.
“I like for my work to keep an open vision, it is not necessarily didactic by nature, but I at least hope that each piece could be a conversation on its own, or a conversation starter.” Kevin Claiborne
Kevin Claiborne, Being Named From Color, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, Police Terror, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cmKevin Claiborne, Standing With A Nervous Presence, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, Jim Crow Must Go, 2020, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cmKevin Claiborne, Landscape, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, Afraid, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm. (UNAVAILABLE)Kevin Claiborne, In Search Of, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm. (UNAVAILABLE)Kevin Claiborne, Miraculous Black Boys, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, Darkness Is Liberty, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm. (UNAVAILABLE)Kevin Claiborne, History Of Now, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, Slavery System, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, Culture, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, I Am Worth It, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm. (UNAVAILABLE)Kevin Claiborne, Good For Today, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, Happier, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, Notice, 2020, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, The Last Successor Of Me, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.Kevin Claiborne, Together Another Time, 2022, collage on paper, 30,4 cm x 22,8 cm.
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