Stephen Bruce describes how through his unique type of treated copper sheet art he is connected to the earth and wishes to evoke emotions we experience when watching a beautiful sunset or the striking patterns in water from high above.
Born in East Oakland, California, Kelvin Curry talks about his journey as an artist from his childhood in the 1970s to now, especially how his art is influenced by his upbringing and experience as a black man in the US.
James Bell, a native of West Oakland, California, US (also known as the Lower Bottoms), talks about what inspires his special brand of music: eating healthy, cooperative ethics, and life. He shares two tracks about black identity and eating nutritiously.
West Oakland, California, is often portrayed negatively in mainstream American media. But when I point my camera at the community’s people, I capture images of resilience, strength, and beauty. Like a formerly dilapidated shack transformed into an artistic home.
This painting instead depicts the feeling of doom regarding what an otherwise peaceful scene on earth might look like if we continue to allow climate change to progress at its current pace.
i climb into their branches
use my mouth
to wet a patch of lichen
soft gray-green
unfurling
spit bubbles stretching
and merging as tiny fingers
extend
