Taylor

== Taylor   ==


"My paintings are concerned with people's lives. I am not interested in myths or beliefs. That is not my goal. I want to change our mentality that keeps us isolated from the world. Artists must make people think."- Cheri Samba  This quotation, is what I strive to reach through my artwork; the issues I am addressing through my pieces are far from being that of myth. The issues overwhelming the Africa continent, that fall under poverty, such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic, child soldiers, displacement, and hunger, are ones the international community must address as top priority, and there is no better way to show these issues than painting the people that they affect. My Final Art Show "When we pray, we move our feet"-An African Proverb Indivdual Pieces:
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 *          The Naked Truth   = =  Acrylic on Canvas  =

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48"x24
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 * <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(248, 13, 13)"> <span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(246, 35, 35)">        <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">Eve of Africa  = = Acrylic on Canvas =

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24"x11.5"
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 * ===      <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(248, 13, 13)">Fill My Cup        ===

28"x22"
||         ||          || <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif"> "Homeless-Moonlight Sleeping on a Midnight Lake"       =    Acrylic on Canvas    =
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(251, 14, 14)">Africa Orphaned

54"x30"
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 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(252, 29, 29)">Youth: Stand Up Speak Out   =   Acrylic on Canvas-arrangement of 3   =

24"x18" each
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||   || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif"> They're My Grandchildren    =   Acrylic on Canvas   =
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30"x40"
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 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(253, 8, 8)">Aish [Life]   =   Acrylic on Canvas   =

24"x24"
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 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(251, 4, 4)">Living on an Empty Stomach  =  Pencil on Paper  =

19.5"x25.5"
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 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(254, 16, 16)">A Sip of Coke in Garbage City  =  Acrylic on Canvas  =

30"x40"
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|| || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif"> "Gimmie Shelter From This War"  = Mixed Media on Canvas =
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10"20
|| ||   || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif"> Of Africa in Peril  = Acrylic on Canvas =
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(251, 9, 9)">Come, let me tell you a story-

"30x"40"
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 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(248, 41, 27)">Stop-Unsafe Sex = = Mixed Media on Wood (Condoms and Paint) =

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40"x40
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