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Artist Spotlight
studio. He finds influence in Vincent Van Gogh
and Salvador Dali, as well as Charles White and
Jacob Lawrence.
“When I started it was more capturing images
that I saw, that I was drawn to, whether it was
a photo I took or a photo that I found. That
gradually turned into more expressing an idea
internally,” he says. “But I’ve also really enjoyed
the freedom of being able to choose new
Clockwise from above: “Red Line,”
48 x 60 inches, oil and razor wire on subject matter, using mixed media. I think it’s
panel; “First Down,” 25 x 25 inches, oil definitely a little more from the inside out now.”
and razor wire on panel; “Red Line 2,”
48 x 60 inches, oil and razor wire on For the past year or so he had been focused
panel; “Red Line 3,” 48 x 60 inches, oil on making art around the one specific topic of
and razor wire on panel; “Not For Sale,”
36 x 40 inches, oil and steel on panel redlining — federal discriminatory housing laws.
He uses red razor wire and flesh tone colors to
create pieces that addressed how those laws
set the stage for discrimination and how they
affected aspects of American life like sports and
the military.
One of Booker’s pieces was a part of the recent
exhibit at the Frist Art Musem that focused
around the Murals of North Nashville. But lately
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