I put a bust next to the portrait and it just seemed to work. The portrait brought the bust to life and the bust brought the portrait to life. ~Whitfield Lovell
Whitfield Lovell is internationally renowned for his installations that incorporate masterful Conte crayon portraits of anonymous African Americans from between the 1900s - 1950s. Lovell typically uses missed media, exhibiting his art in installations that incorporate music, authentic period objects, and unusual mediums, such as charcoal, crayon or oil stick on wood or walls. By pairing his subjects with found objects, he evokes personal memories, ancestral connections, and the collective American past.
To visit Lovell's Whispers from the Walls - click HERE
To visit Lovell's Kith and Kin - click HERE
To visit Lovell's Deep River - click HERE
To visit Lovell's Whispers from the Walls - click HERE
To visit Lovell's Kith and Kin - click HERE
To visit Lovell's Deep River - click HERE
I want to evoke a sense of place, to be able to feel the spirit of
the past for a moment, to feel the presence of these people. ~Whitfield Lovell