“Every artist writes his own autobiography.“~ Havelock Ellis
Trip to MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art
The Scream, I felt the frustration.
Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye… it also includes the inner pictures of the soul. — Edvard Munch (Virtual Art Academy)
The Screaming Head, 1999, Henry Taylor, Side B, MOCA show 2023
A few days ago, I visited the Contemporary Museum of Los Angeles (MOCA) and saw and enjoyed Henry Taylor Side B show. The exhibition was a retrospective of Henry Taylor’s work—primarily portraits. The work, The Screaming Head, 1999, stopped me. Similar to Edvard Munch’s work The Scream, where I felt fear, panic, and anxiety down in my soul. Taylor’s screaming head, I got the absolute frustration and angst the artist must have experienced as a black man.
I’m an artist and educator based in Minneapolis, working under the name I’m an artist and educator based in Minneapolis, working under the name **Bill Hendricks / Shadowmason** (and as **Tap Quentin** in Second Life).
After teaching Graphic Design and Fine Art for over twenty years, I returned fully to studio practice. My work explores masculinity, spirituality, and transformation across drawing, painting, mixed media, and digital environments.
I’m currently looking for gallery representation and opportunities to share this work more widely.Shadowmason (and as Tap Quentin in Second Life).
After teaching Graphic Design and Fine Art for over twenty years, I returned fully to studio practice. My work explores masculinity, spirituality, and transformation across drawing, painting, mixed media, and digital environments.
I’m currently looking for gallery representation and opportunities to share this work more widely.
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