Then N Now is a "Sweet Tribute to Resilience: Feyisola's portraiture sculpture, an ode to black history and endurance, would stand tall in any public gallery. Celebrating black artists and icons, it reflects on bitter past while embracing a sweeter future of unity and empowerment. A powerful installation igniting conversations and honoring legacies."
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Size: 242.2cmX60cmX25cm
medium: Sugar, jesmonite, rhinestones, board, textiles(discarded clothes)
Description: These monumental sculptures focus on depicting a celebratory narrative and representation of people of African decent by highlighting their distinctive relevance to contemporary culture, which inspires cultural pride in contemporary black achievement and calls for an appreciation of the black past as a worthy legacy. Standing in front of these iconic figurative sculptures, we are reminded of Black people's struggles to freedom. Likewise, they are intended to catalyse an appreciation for how far Black people have come from the sugar trade and diamond rush era to today's contemporary time period. The monuments intentionally raise the question of their value within today's popular culture and draw attention to equality in all spheres of life as a fundamental to building a better future for all.
"Sweet Tribute to Resilience: Feyisola's sugar plinth art, an ode to black history and endurance, stands tall at a London gallery. Celebrating black artists and icons, it reflects on sugar's bitter past while embracing a sweeter future of unity and empowerment. A powerful installation igniting conversations and honoring legacies."