Art Projects

The projects that I work on vary from time to time. These tend to be longer term in scope, and potentially involve collaborations with other artists.

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May 19, 2013
Artwork of James Richmond Barthé: Artwork of James Richmond Barthé

May 19, 2013
The Boxer, James Richmond Barthé, 1942, Bronze, 47.6 x 30.9 x...: The Boxer, James Richmond Barthé, 1942, Bronze, 47.6 x 30.9 x 17.6 cm

May 18, 2013
James Richmond Barthé Barthé was unique among African-American...: James Richmond Barthé

Barthé was unique among African-American artists during the Harlem Renaissance in that he was the only one to exploit fully the black male nude for its political, racial, aesthetic, and erotic significance, as in Feral Benga and Stevedore. His homoeroticism is expressed in both Western mythological themes and in notions of the Africanized primitive.

Although Barthé remained closeted all his life, he entered an established network of gay men and women soon after his arrival in Harlem in 1929. His penchant for homoerotic themes was encouraged by his friends in New York’s gay and artistic communities, which stretched across barriers of race, gender, and class.

May 18, 2013

James Richmond Barthé, sculptor [January 28, 1901 – March 5,...

James Richmond Barthé, sculptor

[January 28, 1901 – March 5, 1989]

Barthé’s life and art were devoted to resolving internal conflicts resulting from the political pressures he felt as a black artist in New York, as a deeply spiritual person, and as a homosexual. His sculptures became the means through which he attempted to work out and work through these conflicts.

His work expresses a range of emotions and experiences, from lynching as a social reality for blacks to the ephemerality and eroticism of dance.

Artistically, Barthé preferred traditional styles and methods. He was particularly inspired by Western classical notions of beauty and Michelangelo’s idealization of the male nude. He coupled this interest with Rodinesque expressive compositions and a fascination with primitivism.