Come Together
It is possible to be alive while not actually living. There are things in this society that blind us from the many atrocities taking place around corners, on the other side of borders and across waters. What will it take to move past these distractions? How close to home must things hit in order for them to become relevant? Can popular culture be more than what it is now? In this issue of the Four-Four, Allison Artis asks us to wake up.
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ALLISON ARTIS
ARTIST. STATEMENT.
As an artist, I express diverse feelings on human identity and society through abstract thought. In my work, I hope to evoke communication through every day actions and occurrences. I believe colors and spiritual energy help to create a stimulation of subliminal emotion and reactions of sensuality. This piece represents the awaking of sleeping energy.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Arima, Trinidad, ALLISON ARTIS moved to the U.S at the age of 9 when her mother encouraged her to follow her dreams of becoming a painter and performer. Focusing on her painting and music career, she received her degrees in fine art and education at Brooklyn College. Artis was included in the Brooklyn College group show, which took place at The Brooklyn Museum of Art in honor of Jean Michel Basquiat in 2005; “She’s Gotta Have It” exhibition in Albany, NY and at the Monk Dogz Urban Art Gallery located in Chelsea, NY. She was recently interviewed by CBS news for showing one of the works from her Hip-Hop series entitled DJ Congo @ Monk Dogz Urban Art Gallery. Artis works with numerous mediums and artistic styles, from collage to abstract paintings. She encompasses an extensive range of intellectual and scholarly interest, including music, performing art and history. Artis currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
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The Four-Four 5.4.10: Come Together by M. Liz Andrews, Allison Artis is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at www.LetterToObama.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.LetterToObama.com.
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