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Delita Martin Quotes

b. 1972

Delita Martin (born 1972) is an American multimedia artist based in Huffman, Texas. Black Women, Intimacy, and Freedom in the Atlantic World.

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It evens the playing field. Wherever you go in the gallery, there are eyes on you.

I wanted to talk about Cubism from a more contemporary standpoint. I refer to it as Afro-Cubism and brought it to a two-D structure.

The women featured in my work are not necessarily high-powered in the world. But I stand on the shoulders of women like this, and their stories are important. I want viewers to understand that their stories are important, too.

I’ve always been drawn to blue. It’s the color that centers me. If I’m ever lost, I can follow that color back to find my way..

I always want the work to come from my heart. I find I can’t do that when I plan.That’s as much planning as I do. I react to the piece because I feel I’m a conduit for the work itself.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Delita Martin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.