Friday, February 12th, An art show

My neighbor Tracy, who is a professor of African American Studies at Northwestern University was asked to put together an art show showcasing the works of AfriCOBRA.
The following explains AfriCOBRA much better than I could:

In Chicago 1968, a group of artists came together and began to define a uniquely black aesthetic in visual arts. They sought to make art that spoke directly to the needs, aspirations and experiences of black America, and that celebrated what was beautiful and heroic about black culture. The seed of what would become the AfriCOBRA collective was planted at the “Wall of Respect,” a mural on a Chicago building that depicted black heroes and leaders. The wall became both a meeting place and the community’s visual affirmation of African American cultural, intellectual and political heritage.See AfriCOBRA art and watch videos on the AfriCOBRA.

I went to the opening of the show at Tracy's invitation and was blown away by the beautiful colors and images. All of the pieces in the show are owned by an art dealer in Chicago. Unfortunately, with all that I had to do today, I was too late for the lecture.
Enjoy the following, which in photographs, does not do it justice.

This was the image on the postcard invitation, "Queen Candace". The colors are so vibrant and the angles so pronounced that I thought it was a quilt. It is all dots of color.
The gentleman on the right of the piece which is fiber, is the artist.

This is called "Hip Hop dancers".
If you have a chance to see it, I think it will be there until mid March. It is in the Dittmer Gallery in the University student center. (and tucked behind the Starbucks)