Post by IAM - International African Minds

SFRC: Sometimes people don't want to hear the #truth because they don't want their #illusions destroyed. The #mind will enchain yourself, others or both. Your heart will set you / them free. Create with the #heart; build with the mind. It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die. You are either alive & proud or you are dead, & when you are dead, you can’t care anyway. — Steve Biko, Friedrich Nietzsche, Rasheed Ogunlaru & Criss Jami ••• Artist: #KaylaMahaffey TiC: Surrounding #Blackchildren with jumbled masses of #cartoon characters, #doodles, & explosions of color, Chicago-based artist #KaylaMahaffey imagines adolescent #daydreams & an array of #playtime inventions. She infuses her acrylic #paintings with a longing for carefree #summerdays, mornings spent watching the foibles of favorite animated characters, & hours left open for #adventure, capturing feelings of joy and curiosity. Vividly rendered and layered with squiggles and globs of color, the large-scale works find “value in the sugar-coated nostalgia,” which Mahaffey explains: There have been numerous occasions where we omit the truths of our #past to only be met with the disappointments of the #future, a never-ending cycle that has influenced our current era for the best & the worst. Even though we’re currently going through a very troubling era, let’s take a moment to remember those times where we felt the most safe or where we felt the happiest. Many of us wish to go back to that life, but not to change anything, but to feel a few cherished things, once again. If you’re near Culver City, you can see the pieces shown here as part of Remember the Time at #ThinkspaceProjects from September 18 to October 9. Otherwise, find Mahaffey on Instagram to see where she’s headed next. — This is Colossal ••• i.c.: IG KaylaMay_Art https://lnkd.in/dPhppt9T #internationalafricanminds