Imo Nse Imeh b. 1980
Feeding the Veins of the Earth (Grounded Angel), 2020
Oil, Charcoal, India Ink on Unstretched Canvas
100 x 84 in.
254 x 213.4 cm
254 x 213.4 cm
PFF500
© Imo Nse Imeh
Part of a narrative series that explores the idea of bearing witness to and experience of life as a Black man in America. , Description: Feeding the Veins of the Earth (Grounded Angel) "is part of the artist's narrative "Benediction" series. The bodies of work tell the story of a group of angels that have been cast
down to earth, and bound to the skins of black boys and men.
Their task is to serve as witnesses to the traumas and triumphs
that they experience while in this guise. In this painting, the angel figure kneels shirtless with his fists pressed to the ground with expressive splashes of red and gray ink over him.
Provenance
Purchased directly from artistExhibitions
"Queens, Gods, and Devotees", Maguire Art Museum. Dates: Sep 23, 2024 - Dec 13, 2024."The Hope of Radiance by Imo Imeh", August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Claude Worthington Benedum Gallery. Dates: Feb 10, 2023 - Apr 02, 2023.
"Another American's Autobiography: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society, Sigal Museum. Date: Nov 18, 2021 - Jul 10, 2022
Publications
1. Klare Scarborough and Berrisford Boothe, (2022), "Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021", Shifting Time, Book, Self-Published, New Jersey, https://www.amazon.com/Shifting-Time-African-American-2020-2021/dp/B0BJY351K4, Notes: Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021 explores how contemporary Black artists responded to the emotional and cultural challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, social justice movements, and political upheaval during this critical period of turmoil and uncertainty. Co-edited by Klare Scarborough and Berrisford Boothe, the book offers a glimpse into the lives of over 70 African American artists, featuring personal essays, creative poetry, artistic statements, memorial tributes, and images of artworks. 240 pages, 214 illustrations. If we look to the artists, in this volume and elsewhere, we will hear the call and response of the world screaming and the artists answering the challenges of the moment. So, by taking on these projects, artists have been able to offer a tangible reaction to questions that no one has yet fully formulated. Lewis Tanner Moore, Foreword to Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021 2. Claudia Volpe and Imo Nse Imeh, (2021), "Another American's Autobiography: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Sigal Museum - Another American's Autobiography, Catalog, Petrucci Family Foundation , Asbury, NJ2
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