Soulful Mahogany Delight

nevver: Warning

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:03 -0700

nevver:

Warning

thesmithian: [snackable]

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:22:09 -0700

thesmithian:

[snackable]

Photo

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:26 -0700

The “hilarious black neighbor” trend. At what point...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:12:51 -0700

The “hilarious black neighbor” trend.

At what point does the line between celebrating and mocking non-traditional heroes and storytellers become hazy? How many memes, Autotuned songs and hashtags does it take before it becomes pervasive and exploitative?

From NPR:

“…Race and class seemed to be central to the celebrity of all these people. They were poor. They were black. Their hair was kind of a mess. And they were unashamed. That’s still weird and chuckle-worthy.

On the face of it, the memes, the Auto-Tune remixes and the laughing seem purely celebratory. But what feels like celebration can also carry with it the undertone of condescension. Amid the hood backdrop — the gnarled teeth, the dirty white tee, the slang, the shout-out to McDonald’s — we miss the fact that Charles Ramsey is perfectly lucid and intelligent.”

thesmithian: acknickulous: “A Second Look At The First...

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:11:57 -0700

thesmithian:

acknickulous:

“A Second Look At The First Communion”
Paterson, New Jersey
May 2013

[look of the hour]

thesmithian: +++++ art: photo by Gordon Parks. “First Aid:...

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:11:40 -0700

thesmithian:

+++++

art: photo by Gordon Parks. “First Aid: Interracial activities at Camp Nathan Hale.” Southfields, New York,1943

thesmithian: [look of the hour]

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:19:40 -0700

thesmithian:

[look of the hour]

nevver: Circling the Sun

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:46:20 -0700

nevver:

Circling the Sun

santosha65: Irving Penn. The left hand of Miles Davis - The...

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:09:02 -0700

santosha65:

Irving Penn.

The left hand of Miles Davis - The full set

(i was ~~actually~~ unaware that more than one existed - tsk, tsk, what Penn devoteé am I?)

madamecoffee: fuckyeahphotojournalism: Stephen M. Katz

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:05:48 -0700

madamecoffee:

fuckyeahphotojournalism:

Stephen M. Katz

Photo

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:34:49 -0700

macsime: the artist and his eye 50x65

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:26:05 -0700

macsime:

the artist and his eye

50x65

Photo

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:24:53 -0700

Photo

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:34:42 -0700

Photo

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:42:30 -0700

laarte: Focus :: @photodre photo by lawrence agyei

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:28:03 -0700

laarte:

Focus :: @photodre

photo by lawrence agyei

typicalugandan: Paintings by Ugandan artist Maria Naita....

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:38:46 -0700

typicalugandan:

Paintings by Ugandan artist Maria Naita.

Maria Naita is an accomplished multi-media Ugandan female artist whose art career almost spans two decades. She has a Masters Degree in Fine Art from Makerere University, but her work goes way beyond her education, with a master of her trade and accomplishments way beyond her age and experience. With several major artwork installations already under her belt its hard to tell where she excels most, sculpture or painting but which ever media she chooses she is very good at.

Her work is mainly figurative, inspired by her immediate environment, be it, social, economic, religious or even political. The female form takes the centre part, the African woman being her favorite theme.

nevver: Blurry Fuzzy World

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:38:33 -0700

bokeh is all around by Yves on Flickr

Blartsy by Mathias* on Flickr

nevver:

Blurry Fuzzy World

patrickandmarcus:

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:26:15 -0700

patrickandmarcus:

beewalker: RW & JW, SoHo.

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:13:20 -0700

beewalker:

RW & JW, SoHo.