Bowtie Man

I was glad to see that the man with the fashionable bowtie

 won a prize at the ArtsRevive Roots and Wings Art Show!

Linking to Our World Tuesday 

 

Greetings

"Old Servants," by Charlie "Tin Man" Lucas was last year's 3D first-place winner

 in the ArtsRevive Juried Art Exhibition and greeted guests at this year's

 members-only reception. The event is free to the public beginning

 Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17 from 11-5 p.m. and Sunday, March 18

 from 1-5 pm. The show will be open on Fridays and Saturdays

 from noon until 4 p.m. through the end of April.

Invitation to Venice

 

Selma folk artist Charlie (Tin Man) Lucas has an invitation to Venice!

He's among four self-taught, African-American artists selected by the American Folk Art Museum to create works on site in the courtyard of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi. 

Four African-American graffiti artists will create murals. The installations are in conjunction with the 2011 Venice Biennale, and according to the art museum's press release, "will be powerful reflections of the rich variety of African American artistic expression during this preeminent showcase for international art."

  Above, Lucas serves as an art instructor at the summer Selma Art Camp.

Below, his mixed media creation, Joy Ride, won third place in the ArtsRevive spring juried art show in Selma. He also won first in the same category and first in 3D.

Stars Fell on Alabama

 

Perhaps you've heard that "Stars Fell on Alabama." 

Well, here is artist Barbara  Simpson's depiction of the Leonid Meteor Shower of November 1833 "when the stars fell." The phrase is also the title of a book by Carl Carmer and the title of a 1934 jazz song that has been performed by numerous singers including Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. The phrase was used on Alabama vehicle license plates in the early 2000s.

This mixed media art was on display at the recent ArtsRevive show that was held during Pilgrimage Weekend.