“Hold up, wait minute, y’all thought I was finished?”
That felt right at the moment….
NXTHVN Artist Spotlight: Capt.
James Stovall V. In this mini-doc, Capt. offers a closer look into the his practice and creative process. @capt_james5
“My work is influenced by the improvisation of jazz and sampling of hip-hop music; the line work; contrast and humor in comics; the vastness of art history, the complex simplicity found in nature, the spiritual connection to who I am, and the peace found in where I am from.” - Capt. James Stovall V
Capt. James Stovall V creates a relatable image of Christ and other biblical figures to comment on the relevancy of these idols’ appearance to the spiritual experience. By masking the figure, Stovall V intervenes in the correlation between whiteness and divinity, employing images that contradict the traditional physical appearance of these figures. His compositions also challenge convention as the tag-like drawing style and partially rendered figures refute religious iconographic historical paintings.
View Stovall V’s work in NXTHVN RECLAMATION at Sean Kelly, New York, through August 11, 2023.
NXTHVN I RECLAMATION
Sean Kelly, New York
June 30- August 3, 2023
Video by @madbasic
#NXTHVN #captainjamesstovallv #artistspotlight
#VFCAEA spotlight: Heavens Gate Friend Chicken by @capt_james5
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"I’m happy to have donated my artwork to the 47th Annual Venice Family Clinic Art Exhibition + Auction to support @VeniceFamilyClinic and their mission to provide quality healthcare to people in need.
“Heavens Gate Fried Chicken” is layered, figuratively and literally. It started as a drawing that was painted over, allowing what was supposed to remain to remain. It’s also stretched over another finished painting that may never be seen again. Fragments, symbols, and instinct bury and reveal each other at the same time.
See my artwork at the gallery at 910 Abbot Kinney in Venice and got to venicefamilyclinic.org/artauction to bid now through Sunday, May 17."
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Artwork details:
Capt James Stovall V
Heavens Gate Fried Chicken, 2025
Acrylic, charcoal, India ink, and oil pastels on canvas
18 x 24 inches
Venice Family Clinic Art Walk + Auction is May 9 - 18 on venicefamilyclinic.org/artauction and in-person at the Venice Art Walk Gallery (910 Abbot Kinney in Venice).
Invest in art and invest in care for over 45,000 people in need from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. Bid now!
I’m proud to support this year’s Venice Family Clinic Art Exhibition
I’m just out here tryna walk on water, praying that my faith don’t run out.
(Unfinished work)
You ever thought about how survival shapes the exterior and how that exterior becomes constantly misunderstood by so many. I’m becoming more and more interested in survival as a form of holiness and how that holiness shape our identity.
Photo by Lindsay Morris
Courtesy of The Watermill Center
@lindsaymorrisphoto
Altadena crewneck by @1rhythmsofthevillage
This Friday at 5:30 pm, join us to meet our current artists-in-residence Marcela Correa, Michele Rizzo, Capt. James Stovall V, and Alex Bard, and get a peek at what they're working on during their residency!
FREE and open to the public—RSVP at the link in our bio.
Join us this weekend for the closing of The Earth We Inherit at The Range Projects Gallery @rangeprojectsgallery
Friday public viewing from 4-8pm
Saturday is our closing panel discussion 4-8pm
Themes include climate change, environmental justice and how we can create a sustainable future. With rare fire occurrences, floods and natural disasters, environmentalism is a much needed conversation in our community
RSVP FOR FREE TICKETS LINK IN BIO @blackartandphilosophy
#BlackArtAndPhilosophy #TheEarthWeInherit #LAFires #laartist #blackart #climatechange #LAfires #Altadena #blackeventsla #crenshawdistrict #blackla
