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African Art, Afrofuturism, Art, Artwork, Collage, Cultural Studies, Cyberpunk, Design, Digital Media, Exhibitions, Experimental, Fashion, Folklore, Grunge, idris Veitch, Illustrator, Instagram, Jamaica, Jamaican Art, Kokab Zohoori-Dossa, Mixed Media, Mythology, Photography, Provocative, Scott Braque, Taj Francis, Undergound
Jamaican Artists – Afrofuturism
Idris Veitch Digital and Mixed Media Artist Fashion Design Background Veitch’s work here [Veitch explores] themes of intercultural fusion with a series of digital collages titled “African Masks X Ukiyoe”. Veitch’s current body of work represents a natural evolution with a combination of bright colours, contrasting elements and nods to Afrofuturism. About Idris Veitch –…
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2022, Activism, African Mythology, Afrofuturism, Black People, Black star Line, Black Women, Drama, Education, Empowerment, Fantasy, Feminism, Fiction, Folklore, Jamaica, Language, Literary, Literature, Louise Bennett, Magical Realism, Marcus Garvey, Marlon James, Miss Lou, Music, Nalo Hopkinson, Pantomime, Patois, Political, Radical, Reggae, Social Justice, Speculative Fiction, Theatre, UNIA
Jamaican Writers – Afrofuturism
Nalo Hopkinson Author of Brown Girl in the Ring, Midnight Robber, Skin Folk, Falling in Love with Hominids Specializes in Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism, Folklore, Afro-Caribbean Culture, Feminism In this near future, post-apocalyptic Toronto, the wealthy live in the suburbs. In the inner city, government and social structures have disintegrated after a series of riots.…
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A Noob’s Journey into AI Art
By Kandice Thompson I first got into AI Art after I saw headlines of AI (artificial intelligence) generated concept art winning a competition which sparked debates online. Netizens were concerned that AI Art may phase out the need for traditional artists and whether or not it’s fair for AI Art to compete against humans. After…
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2022, Afrofuturism, Bob Marley, Chronixx, Dancehall, Disco, Dubstep, Experimental, Fashion, Futuristic, Grace Jones, Icon, Innovator, Jamaican, Lee Scratch Perry, Music, Pioneer, Pop, Reggae, Remix, Roots, Skank, Trap
Jamaican Musicians -Afrofuturism
Jamar McNaughton/Chronixx Known for a Reggae Revival. Uses digital instrument to experiment with reggae and dancehall – trap reggae/dancehall Positive thinking, Social Justice, Black Empowerment, Rastafarian themes in his music. Invested in his homeland and knowledge of African roots through Rastafari These creative giants have been able to reconstruct “Blackness” in the culture. According to…
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2022, Afrobeats, Afrofuturism, Anti-Hero, Avengers, Black Girls Rock, Black Panther, Black Panther Sequel, Black People, Black Women, Bob Marley, Burna Boy, CIA, Cinematic, Comic Book, Composer, Deep State, Film Review, Girlboss, Jamaican, KandiceThompson, Kendrick Lamar, Kukulkan, Ludwig Göransson, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Mayan, MCU, Meso-American, Mythology, Politics, Review, Rihanna, Rogue Nation, Soundtrack, Superhero, Talokan, Tems, Villain, Wakanda Forever
[Spoilers] Review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
by Kandice Thompson This article containers spoilers Okay so hear me out, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was for the Black girls! Beyond the geopolitical wars and Marvel’s formulaic film style that has become standard in the superhero genre is a love letter to Black women and girls. No, this isn’t a co-sign of the damaging…
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Afrofuturism and Food: An Interview with Educator/Food Blogger Dayna-Lee Stewart
By Kandice Thompson Conceptually, Afrofuturism easily sits in the theoretical realm and for my project I’m trying to find how Jamaicans have knowingly and unknowingly contributed to or been influenced by such radical schools of thought. Knowing this, I have to interrogate the factors that constitute a society. An essential component that is easily overlooked…
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An Afrofuturist’s Archive
Final Project Directory A Catalogue of Jamaica in the Afrofuturistic Space. What is Afrofuturism? The term Afrofuturism was coined by American cultural critic Mark Dery in his 1994 essay “Black to the Future: Interviews with Samuel R. Delany, Greg Tate and Tricia Rose. Initially used to address the intersection of African American themes and “technoculture”…
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Flashing Lights
By Kandice Thompson The heaviness of the solid block of glass felt fragile, cradled in my palm, when I gingerly plucked it from its black dais. My damp finger smudges barely discernible to the naked eye as I clumsily maneuvered the weight closer for inspection. A glass paperweight is a thing to marvel at, beauty…
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Spurned
By Kandice Thompson That night in the backseat of your car, I pushed my head in between the front seats as if that would make you hear me. You screamed at us, me mostly, in the same language you spurned. My throat worked painfully as I swallowed dry, working up the nerve but conscious of…
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