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Title
Harmonious Cacophony The Music Of My Youth
Artist
David G Wilson
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
One may wonder why does this painting have an oxymoron, " Harmonious Cacophony", as its title. In my youth, I was obsessed with only two types of music; Calypso and Reggae (60's and 70's only) as I still am today.
It is the music that awakened me to struggles and tribulations associated with my African heritage. The harmonious cry throughout the African diaspora was, "Freedom", indicated at the epic center of the painting by the 'f' sound hole of the guitar. The cacophonous sounds were from the numerous and varied musical genres that were trumpeting the same message.
I have spent the past two weeks laboring over this massive, now complete, painting measuring 6'2" x 4'5" and have been virtually absent from Facebook.
The lyrics of this music filled in the empty spaces where my Eurocentric education omitted the history of my people. I had never heard of the Buffalo Soldiers before Bob Marley introduced them in song. I am ashamed to admit that I never knew who Marcus Garvey was until I came to the USA. I was force fed the carnal exploits of Henry VIII and the banditry of Henry Morgan, Francis Drake, John Hawkins and Walter Raleigh, but ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about African people. The void that this music filled is now the source of my aesthetic interest and I am pouring it out in my work.
In the background, Africa is weeping as the heavy foot of Europe (Italy) stumps on her head. At the top of the painting is a myth about me, wrapped in the Dominican flag, playing a trumpet, a skill that I do not possess. It is equivalent to my lack of knowledge of Black History before coming to the USA. There are two non-human musicians in this painting, the drummer and the percussionist. Find them.
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