Category Archives: Art

Happy Reading…

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Recently, I made a quick visit to Montréal to catch the March Chagall exhibition at Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal. The exhibition closes on June 11, 2017 when I will be away. For that reason, I simply had to … Continue reading →

Barkley L. Hendricks 1945_2017

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Photo Bloke Oil and Acrylic on Linen 72 x 48 inches ©2016 Barkley L. Hendricks Love it! ___________________________________________ Sir Charles aka Willie Harris Oil and Acrylic on Linen 84.1 x 72 inches ©1972 Barkley L. Hendricks Sweet and blissful dreams … Continue reading →

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George Washington’s Chef

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Posted in 21st Century African-American Artists, 21st Century American Art, 21st Century American Artists, 21st Century Art, 21st Century Artists, 21st Century Black Artists, African-Americans, American Art, American Artists, Americans, Art, Artists, Black American Art, Black Americans, Black Art, Black artists, Black creative artists, Contemporary American Art, Contemporary American artists, Contemporary art, Contemporary Artists, Contemporary Black Art, Contemporary Black Artists, Creative Genius, Oil on canvas, Oil paintings, Painters, Painting, Portraiture, Visionaries, Visual Artists, Visual Arts | Tagged 18th century chefs, Attack, Beautiful, Chef, George Washington, George Washington's Chef, Titus Kaphar | Leave a comment

Grey Lines with Black, Blue and Yellow.

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Oil on Canvas 48 x 30in c. 1923 Georgia O’Keeffe. Guess who’s coming to town @agotoronto and I cannot wait to be richly inspired. ______________________________________ ©2013-2017 Arvin da Braga. All Rights Reserved.

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Soar Higher Still!

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Posted in 20th Century African-American Art, 20th Century African-American Artists, 20th Century American art, 20th century American artists, 20th Century Art, 20th Century Artists, African-Americans, American Art, American Artists, Americans, Art, Artists, Astral plane habitué, Award-winning artist, Black American Art, Black Americans, Black Art, Black artists, Black creative artists, Contemporary American Art, Contemporary American artists, Contemporary art, Contemporary Artists, Contemporary Black Art, Contemporary Black Artists, Creative Genius, Jazz, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Shamanism, Singers, Stage performers, Statesmen, Video, Visionaries | Tagged 1940, 2017, Afrocentric, Afrocentrism, Al Jarreau, Appreciation, Ennobled Griot, Ennobled Shaman, Ennobled Warrior, Go Ahead!, Griot, Healer of the spirit, In Memoriam, Mad Love, Phenomenal, RIP, Scatting, Seer, Sweet and Blissful Dreams, Unsurpassed, Uplifting, Vocalesing, Wordsmith, Yes Yes Yes Yes! | Leave a comment

Hot Rhythm.

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Hot Rhythm Oil on Canvas 40 x 48 inc ©1961 Archibald J. Motley Courtesy: Chicago History Museum. Love this rousing masterpiece! _________________________ ©2013-2017 Arvin da Braga. All Rights Reserved.

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Put Your Complaints ‘Ere

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Put Your Complaints ‘ere Lithograph 41 x 29 inc Edition: 13/67 ©2002 Robert Davidson Provenance: Collection Arvin da Braga. My but this makes me purr… Lovely way to start Black History Month. ______________________________ ©2013-2017 Arvin da Braga. All Rights … Continue reading →

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Storeys

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Storey Series Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 235cm ©2015 Tammam Azzam A truly moving humbling work of art. The pain and despair is etched into each deft stroke. _______________________________ ©2013-2017 Arvin da Braga. All Rights Reserved.

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Lily Cole

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Lily Cole Inkjet on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultrasmooth paper, torn edges and hand finishing 61.5 x 51.5 cm Edition: 48 ©2014 Jonathan Yeo This woman is phenomenally shamanic in dreams; then again with those eyes, that forehead and that shock … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: George F. Hawken

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Arvin da Brgha

(George F. Hawken – February 5, 1999, Montréal, Québec) ______________________________ This past Friday, December 23, 2016, I went to my doctor’s to get my test results for HIV. The doctor whom I had not seen in long ages was unusually … Continue reading →

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