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Adonte Clark

Listen as Adonte Clark and Russell Ihrig explore relationships between Clark’s painting, Capture the Awakening, and Thom Shaw’s painting, Today I am No One, What about 2 Hours from Now.

 

Adonte Clark's Capture the Awakening, a dull grey painting of an African American man's head. A black and white, rectangular scene of silhouettes walking down a city street covers the man's forehead and fades away towards the bottom only slightly obscuring the man's closed eyes

Adonte Clark (b. 1989), United States, Capture the Awakening, 2020, acrylic on canvas, courtesy of the artist, © Adonte Clark.  Photograph: Rob Deslongchamps.

Thom Shaw's Today I am No One, What about 2 Hours from Now, a close up, abstract portrait of an African American man blankly staring at the viewer, the left half of his face is fully black with faint outlines of his facial features. In place of pupils are white X's within black dots

Thom Shaw (1947-2010), United States, Today I am No One, What about 2 Hours from Now, date unknown, acrylic on canvas, Museum Purchase: Jimmie Otten Gillespie Memorial, 2015.62, © Estate of Thom Shaw

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Inspired by the rich art culture of Chicago, Adonte Clark decided to tell stories through his abstract, expressionistic artwork. Often originating from one-line ideas, his work captures day-to-day interactions that are transformed into visual narratives about the human relationship to nature and the journey of life. Clark uses hidden elements to represent those relationships while allowing the viewer space for their own unique interpretation. He hopes that those thoughts, feelings, and perspectives can inspire someone and be enjoyable to many.

 

Submitted September 2020