Artist: Elton Burgest | Location: Tallahassee, FL
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Artist: Elton Burgest | Location: Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee, FL
I am an African American Christian that grew up in the church and grew older in America. As I make art, I find that a person’s reaction to my work is what excites me the most. I like to imagine the impact that the casual poses, religious imagery, and saturated colors that I chose will have upon the viewer. I use African American people as my subjects because I find representation important in art, especially for a group whose history is so deeply rooted in the struggle to feel human. Like artists such as Kehinde Wiley and Kerry James Marshall, I want my work to be a spotlight on the corrupt systems that bind the African American community in our fight for recognition
Artist Website
https://www.eltonaburgest.com/