#Contemporary caribbean Art

[mollybeenoel]

Johnny Depp by mashpitrt

[caribbeanart]

Themes in Contemporary Caribbean Art

This blog is mainly focused on art before the 1980s but if you're interested in exploring themes in contemporary Caribbean art this article by Tatiana Flores (available in English and Spanish) looking at the theme of water is a great place to start.

This idea of water as something so essential for all life and the interconnectivity it represents of both living and non-living things (like water itself) is exemplified here by the hydrocommons, a term that looks to connect environmental movements with historical inequalities and the reclaiming of ancestral memory among other things; exploring how the arts can help us reimagine newer, more sustainable relationships with ourselves, other living beings and our natural environment (with a strong interest in performance, as a historically undervalued art form).

You do have to subscribe to their newsletter in order to access this article, a great resource if you're interested in larger contemporary trends across Latin America and the Caribbean. But rest assured, you can always unsubscribe if it's not what you're looking for.

(See also: Key Themes in Caribbean Art)

[timmurleyart]

Mambo trio. 🎹🎻🥁🎺🪘(mixed media collage)🎵

[reneserranorodriguez]

Sailboat *DJ20240104 

Mixed media / Canvas

150 X 112 centimeters (60 X 44 Inches) 2024

[arthistoryanimalia]

Arnaldo Roche-Rabell (American, b. Puerto Rico, 1955-2018)

Spirit of the Colony, 1993

Oil on canvas, 195.6 x 195.9 cm (77 x 77 1/8 in)

on display at RISD Museum

“This painting depicts a dark-skinned man whose eyes are distinctly rendered in blue and yellow on the left and red and orange on the right. The flock of birds obscuring his face symbolizes the spirit of the colony referenced in the title, or the communities in Puerto Rico, the artist's native land. The birds also represent the artist's Afro-Caribbean ancestors, whose identities are often left in the margins.

By scraping and layering paint, Roche-Rabell reveals the depths of color that are characteristic of his practice. These textures express pride in his heritage and embody revelations of belonging and homecoming.”

[sexypinkon]

Sexypink - From Barbados.

‘LUCID DREAM’. An exhibition of contemporary art created and curated by Rasheed Boodhoo, William Cummins and Chris Welch

January 6th to January 31st, 2024

Opening Reception: Sunday January 14, 6pm - 8pm

In conversation with Dr. Therese Hadchity on Sat, Jan 20th, 11am - 1pm

artgallerycaribbean.com

1 (246) 419 0858

Gallery of Caribbean Art

Northern Business Centre, Queen's Street, Speightstown, St. Peter, Barbados

[piononostalgia]

Súlkary

dir. Melchor Casals

[theartistakuji]

“Grace 10:18″ Akujixxv©2022

[dogandcatcomics]

#repost @suchitramattaiart Suchitra Mattai (Denver, Colorado, USA, b. Guyana, 1973-). A Magical Garden, 2023, gouache on found print, 10 x 8 in. Note the canine representation in the background print.

[doingdisneywithmark]

Foodie Guide to Halloween Treats at Walt Disney World Resorts 2024

Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween at Walt Disney World! Starting Aug 9, indulge in delicious treats like the new Mummy Cupcake and Haunted Forest Apple Mousse. #DisneyMagic #HalloweenAtDisney #DisneyFoodie

[flordejamaica]

The very concept of Latin America came into being when many of the former Spanish colonies obtained their independence in the early nineteenth century. As the second nation after the United States in the Western Hemisphere to gain independence, and given that it provided aid to South American revolutionary movements, Haiti should have been a regional leader. Instead, it was shut out of the first hemispheric congress of independent nations, held in Panama in 1826.

Tatiana Flores, Relational Undercurrents: Towards an Archipelagic Model of Insular Caribbean Art

[kimorasimz]

Rock Steady Restaurant, curated by Kimorasimz

Rock Steady is a high-end black-owned restaurant that seamlessly blends urban sophistication with the vibrant feel of the Caribbean. Nestled in the heart of San Myshuno; Rock Steady captivates diners with its stylish ambiance, characterized by contemporary décor infused with cultural elements and warm, inviting tones.

All Information & Link Under Cut

Gallery ID | Kimorasimz

$496,979

Restaurant Lot Type

40 x 30 Lot in Art Gallery District

Furnished with CC

Packs used in Build | High School Years, Snowy Escape, Get Together, Get to Work, Vampires, Dine Out* (Required), Spa Day, Cool Kitchen, Luxury Party

All CC included in link!

Mods Added for Realism

Bouncer by Basemental (18+)

More Visitors by LittleMsSam

Custom Recipes by ONI, Somik and Severinka (Specifically Restaurant Dishes), and LittlBowBub

Other Notes

Plates and glasses have been removed from most tables to make each one functional.

Feel free to send a message if you encounter any issues with this build!

Please tag me if you use it, I’d love to see it in your game!

🚫 DO NOT REUPLOAD AS YOUR OWN 🚫

🚫DO NOT PUT BEHIND PAYWALL 🚫

Link to Build | Rock Steady Restaurant

Thank you to all of the CC creators! | @tudtuds @harrie-cc @felixandresims @myshunosun @taurusdesign and many more!

[caribbeanart]

Wishlist: Liquid Ecologies in Latin American and Caribbean Art

An ideal resource for those of you interested in newer, non-traditional mediums such as multimedia, performance, installation art, photography and film; performance being an art form that one of the editors, Lisa Blackmore, describes as being more central to black and indigenous art traditions and hence a key form of knowledge when sentipensando or "thinking through feeling" to create newer structural relationships between humans, animals and our natural environment.

In this way we might say that feeling or experience, through our own senses immersed in our daily surroundings, is also an important form of knowledge akin to reason and thought; a concept fishermen in the Caribbean Colombian coast used to describe their way of living as sentipensantes in sync with their environment. For more on this, Canal22 does a great job of summarizing this concept. (For non-Spanish speakers, turn on captions and set to automatic translation.)

Additionally, this book is also a great resource for exploring indigenous art, environmental and interdisciplinary studies in the region. If you're new and feeling a little lost on some of these concepts, I'd highly recommend you check out the summary linked below.

(See also: Themes in Contemporary Caribbean Art)

[timmurleyart]

Flounder grill. 🐟🔥🟧🟪🟨

[evilthotiana]

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[andrew-ism]

Hey, I just wanted to ask as a person from the Caribbean also. What got you so passionate about, or I guess got you into the political sphere. A lot of the things you speak about aren't typical of a lot of Caribbean YouTubers one of the reasons your content stood out to me.

From a very young age, I noticed the problems in my country (Trinidad & Tobago) just from looking around and I wanted to change things. Many of my old drawing and writing books were thus filled with ideas for change or worldbuilding fantasies. I've always loved writing and seen it as my way of shaping the world. As I got older, I spent more time trying to understand the issues, the history, and the contemporary situation by reading, chatting with folks in person and online, and consuming edutainment. My passion for learning was also helped by my homeschooling experience.

Without getting deep into my whole life story and political journey, this pursuit of knowledge and solutions was kicked into overdrive in 2019 as I was introduced to the ideas of socialism and anarchism and later in that same year experienced the depressing and life-draining nature of full-time work for the first time (previously I had done a few part-time internships, short-term contracts, and sole trade work). While in the office, I read digital copies of both The Communist Manifesto and The Conquest of Bread, which led me to start a blog in 2020 where I would be able to publicly share what I had been thinking about and learning about for so long. That was on Medium.com. At that point, I wanted to be an art journalist.

Before long, radical ideas explored through a local lens became the prime focus. But due to low readership over months of consistent effort, I came to see blogging as a medium with limited opportunity for reach in our increasingly video-dominated age, which culminated with the creation of my YouTube channel.

However, as much as I wanted to keep my focus on the country and the region, I couldn't limit my message. I don't tailor my voice and message to either a local audience or an American audience. I grew up on content that acted like America was the only country and audience in the world, but I knew there were people like me globally going through the same issues who didn't want to hear every message filtered through the American lens.

I think both globally and locally when I make my videos, and I believe my approach has allowed me to reach folks internationally, which has gotten me to a size where people across the islands can now more easily take notice of my work and hopefully get some good out of it. My heart remains here in the region, and I would like to expand my reach here in the region, but it's easier said than done. I've seen an opportunity in TikTok, but I really can't add more to my plate at this point. A burning passion for learning combined with consistent effort, the help of various folks, and luck sprinkled in has brought me to where I am now, and that's what I'm trying to maintain going forward.