Souls Grown Deep Vol. 2: African American Vernacular Art: v. 2 (Souls Grown Deep: African-American Vernacular Art of the South) - Hardcover

Arnett, William; Arnett, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 096537663X ISBN 13: 9780965376631

Publisher: Tinwood, 2001

Synopsis

Completing the two-volume set, Souls Grown Deep, Vol. 2 takes the visual and historical presentation of the first volume to a richer level, offering an even broader array of artistic styles and media. Published in 2000, the first volume explored the diverse historical roots of the genre and introduced artists whose work recalled the South of the pre-civil rights era. This sequel brings the movement into the present, delving into the work of the current generation of artists who are creating a complex form of art that blurs the boundaries between folk and contemporary art.

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Synopsis

Volume 2 explores the contemporary manifestations of the tradition (1980s and 1990s) as developed by artists who came of age during and after the crucible civil rights struggles and social change. While also grounded in African American folklore, these artists have produced increasingly complex, ambitious, and public art intimately engaged with the signal problems and issues of postmodern American society and the challenges facing African Americans in particular. As expressed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "[Souls Grown Deep's] most crucial accomplishment is that it encourages the reader to extrapolate a new path for art in general...this promises a future for art rescued from both the market and the academy, and anchored in the renewed creativity of life."

Edition details

• Publisher: Tinwood
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 096537663X
• ISBN 13: 9780965376631
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 592