Crafted kinship : inside the creative practices of contemporary Black Caribbean makers / Malene Barnett ; principal photography by Alaric S. Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnett, Malene, author, interviewer.

Contributor:

Campbell, Alaric S., photographer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists, Black--Caribbean Area--Interviews.

Artists, Black.

Arts, Caribbean.

Genre:

interviews.

Interviews.

Physical Description:

367 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Artisan Books, [2024]

Biography/History:

Malene Barnett is a multidisciplinary artist and textile designer and the founder of the Black Artists + Designers Guild, a global platform and community of independent Black artists, makers, and designers. Barnett's work has been featured in major publications such as Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, The New York Times, and more. Barnett exhibits nationally, gives talks and publishes work raising awareness around Caribbean makers and ceramic art traditions of the Black diaspora. She has Caribbean roots in St. Vincent and Jamaica and currently lives in Brooklyn. Alaric S. Campbell was born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, New York. His love for photography began at the early age of seven when his mother gave him his first camera. Alaric studied at the School of Visual Arts where he specialized in fine art and commercial photography. Alaric is best known for his portrait photography and documentary film work. He has curated numerous art exhibits in New York and Miami. Alaric also serves as Creative Director for The Fearless Artist Popup Gallery during Miami Art Basel which just celebrated it's 6th anniversary. He is also the principal curator for ArteRoTica, a monthly event that features the erotic art of established and emerging artists across the country. Alaric resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Summary:

Through images and interviews with 65 artists of Caribbean heritage, Crafted Kinship takes readers on a journey through the world of Black Caribbean art. Caribbean makers share the stories of their artmaking process and how their countries of origin, the "land," influences and informs how and what they create. Author Malene Barnett is a multidisciplinary artist and textile designer of the Caribbean diaspora, with roots in Saint Vincent and Jamaica, and the founder of the Black Artists and Designers Guild, a global platform and community of independent Black artists, makers, and designers. Barnett's artistic practice is inseparable from her work as a community builder. Included are artists from over 20 Caribbean islands working across all genres, ceramics to wood to interior design and filmmaking. Some live in the Black Diaspora, and some have moved back or live in their country of origins. Basil Watson is a Jamaican figurative artist and sculptor known for his bronze figures that are exhibited outdoors all over the world; Shenequa Brooks is a multimedia artist who uses traditional craft of weaving, including with thread and hair, to tell heritage stories through her artwork; and Lisandro Suriel is a photographer and filmmaker from Saint Martin, living there now too, whose work centers on the exploration of Black imagination.

Other Format:

Online version: Barnett, Malene. Crafted kinship.

ISBN:

9781648290992

164829099X

OCLC:

1429725326