Diasporic Reflections: Four Black Creatives Making Art Tinged With Legacy | News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 4, 2023
Throughout history, many creative minds of the Black diaspora exchanged ideas and helped shape the world's culture. Resistance movements were soundtracked and visually represented by artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, photographers, and musicians. As a result, Black art was used to illustrate societal issues, politics, and motivation, and to express hope and solidarity — as well as questions — during hostile times.
What is Blackness? Is there an actual Black aesthetic to be identified across all art forms? A burden of representation for Black artists to carry or embrace? These are discussions we often have with friends, not necessarily . . .
