Illuminated Page from a Manuscript Dwight Pogue reflect and are joyous

reflect and are joyous

I closely analyze and deconstruct human anatomy to speak to the reality that human-made materials mimic nature

our desire to survive on this planet

In my paintings often a dominant graphic gesture floats on rich abstract space

and spirituality

Illuminated Page from a Manuscript Dwight Pogue reflect and are joyousFrom the Artist This work, along withParadisiacal View, is meant to commemorate the life and contributions of El Hajj Malik Shabazz, more commonly known as "Malcolm X."These pieces indicate a new direction for me because they tap into new source material, that of traditional Islamic art,particularly the practices of ceramics and manuscript illumination. In my use of this material, I have tried to be true to what initially attracted me to it, but at