Details

Title

We Shared a Ripe Mango

Artist/Maker

Renee Stout

Date

2010

Medium

Mixed media

Dimensions

17 x 14 inches

Credit

Purchase with David C. Driskell African American Art Acquisition Fund

Accession #

2010.24.1

On View

On View - Anne Cox Chambers Wing, Skyway, Gallery 422

Looking for inspiration from the belief systems of African peoples and their descendants throughout the African Diaspora, Renee Stout embarks on an anthropological investigation characterized by self examination, self empowerment and self healing. Her suite of paintings entitled "Pretty Wings (Part 1)" consists of four works with enigmatic titles that evoke personal memories of shared experiences: “We Shared a Ripe Mango,” “No Match for Your Demons,” “We Were Laughing on the Sun Porch,” and “The Missing Book.” Each panel presents a vignette that suggests the fragment of a narrative which is left for the viewer to complete. “Pretty Wings (Part 1)" is rich with images of mysterious objects that conjure pivotal moments of life hidden in the recesses of memory.

Image Copyright

© Renee Stout