Blacksneakers
Blacksneakers is an American artist and illustrator with a keen sensitivity for the human body. She combines a vibrant colour palette with a detailed sense of storytelling, creating scenes that pursue a deeper understanding of emotions, physicality, and identity. While many of her works begin from a place of familiarity in places like train cars and city streets, they frequently play with questions of scale and symbolism, resulting in unfamiliar situations that quickly spin into complex and compelling narratives.
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The Foundry
Opening of System Shock - 777 Exhibition
07/03/21
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Opening of “System Shock - 777 Exhibition”,a virtual group show curated by Sia Pineschi featuring works by Yosnier Miranda, Thato Tatai, Mark Constantine Inducil, Lethabo Huma, Blacksneakers, Daniella Attfield and Thomas Stokes III.
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System Shock - 777 Exhibition is a virtual group show curated by Sia Pineschi featuring works by Yosnier Miranda, Thato Tatai, Mark Constantine Inducil, Lethabo Huma, Blacksneakers, Daniella Attfield and Thomas Stokes III.
“Linger just a moment longer.
In an art system inundated with passive, easily consumed images, the seven artists in this exhibition have pushed their practices in a different direction. Through their bold styles and intriguing symbols, they have found ways of abstracting scenes and portraits to shake the viewer’s familiarity with the world, breaking the monotony of instant understanding that is so readily present in media today. Often reflecting on personal memories or existential concerns, the artists invite the viewer to journey with them to experience new perspectives.
Within these new perspectives, you may find one of your own.”
(Sia Pineschi, curator)