Alisa Sikelianos-Carter USA, b. 1983
To Hide in The Light , 2021
Acrylic, gouache, black mica, pearl mica, micaceous iron oxide, abalone shell and glitter on archival paper
47 x 34 3/4 x 2
119.4 x 88.3 x 5.1
Framed
119.4 x 88.3 x 5.1
Framed
8106
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Alisa Sikelianos-Carter (b. 1983, USA) is a mixed-media painter from upstate New York. Her work asserts that Black features are a manifestation of a sacred and divine technology that has...
Alisa Sikelianos-Carter (b. 1983, USA) is a mixed-media painter from upstate New York. Her work asserts that Black features are a manifestation of a sacred and divine technology that has served as a means of survival, both physically and metaphysically. She envisions a cosmically bountiful world that celebrates and pays homage to ancestral majesty, power, and aesthetics.
Inspired by traditionally Black hairstyles, Sikelianos-Carter uses web and catalogue-sourced images to construct new archetypes. Through her exploration of opulent, luminescent materials she is creating a mythology that is centered on Black resistance and utilizes the body as a sight of alchemy and divinity.
Inspired by traditionally Black hairstyles, Sikelianos-Carter uses web and catalogue-sourced images to construct new archetypes. Through her exploration of opulent, luminescent materials she is creating a mythology that is centered on Black resistance and utilizes the body as a sight of alchemy and divinity.