Carl Joe Williams b. 1970
Waiting, 2016
Mixed Media on Mattress
79 1/2 x 59 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
201.9 x 151.1 x 19.1 cm
201.9 x 151.1 x 19.1 cm
PFF338
© Carl Joe Williams
A figurative, mixed-media painting on a full-size mattress. The painting has three figures gathered at a bus stop. To the left, a man stands in a hoodie and blue jeans, looking down at his phone. On the right side, a woman sits under the bus shelter with a baby in her arms. All three figures have halos painted behind their heads.
Provenance
Carl Joe WilliamsExhibitions
"Afrocosmologies", Wadsworth Atheneum. Dates: Oct 19, 2019 - Jan 20, 2020."An Essential Presence: The Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Allentown Art Museum. Dates: Jun 02, 2019 - Sep 01, 2019.
Publications
Berrisford Boothe, Kristin Haas, Claudia Highbaugh, Thomas Loughman, Frank Mitchell, (2019), "Afrocosmologies: American Reflections", Wadsworth Atheneum – Afrocosmologies Catalog, Catalog, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and the Amistad Center for Art and Culture, Hartford, CT, Brian D. Hotchkiss, https://www.wadsworthshop.org/products/afrocosmologies-american-reflections
Carl Joe Williams' statement:
"In this painting, I aimed to capture the deep-seated distress inflicted upon the black family unit due to the pervasive influence of white supremacy. The composition encapsulates a poignant scene: a man, woman, and child, each visibly isolated from the others. This separation symbolizes the cyclical disruption and division within black familial structures, a direct consequence of systemic racism. Through subtle yet expressive nuances in their faces"
"In this painting, I aimed to capture the deep-seated distress inflicted upon the black family unit due to the pervasive influence of white supremacy. The composition encapsulates a poignant scene: a man, woman, and child, each visibly isolated from the others. This separation symbolizes the cyclical disruption and division within black familial structures, a direct consequence of systemic racism. Through subtle yet expressive nuances in their faces"