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"My interest is in cultural and personal symbolism and its relation to the human condition. The human condition is very closely related to human emotions. The key concepts in my work are memory, reflection, loss and re-invention. I believe the combination of photography, text and sound best reflects these interests of mixing the media. Because humane emotions are so complex and layered, I use colors, dramatic marks, text and photography to give me a way to represent emotion. Combining and layering these processes, allow me to show beauty, anger and sadness in the same piece of work."Label Type
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Black master printmaker Omar Richardson, draws upon his personal experiences and heritage to make large-scale woodblock prints, such as Uncut Story/Symbols. Although Richardson was hesitant to take up printmaking in school, the influence of Bahamian artists, good teachers, and proper equipment allowed him to become the first student to graduate with a printmaking MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. His multitude of artistic interests expand further than printmaking, as Richardson holds five advanced degrees in art. As an art professor at Hillsborough Community College, his love and admiration for the students reaches far further as he works to make sure everyone is promoting, expanding, and collaborating with their art.