From a Tropical Space
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From a Tropical Space is a contemporary painting series by Titus Kaphar that explores themes of absence, racial injustice, and the erasure of Black bodies through stark, partially obscured family portraits.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary art series
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painting series ⓘ |
| artisticFeature |
cropped or removed bodies
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partially obscured figures ⓘ stark compositions ⓘ use of negative space ⓘ |
| artisticTechnique |
abstraction of human figures
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figurative painting ⓘ oil painting ⓘ |
| conceptualFocus |
representation of Black life in American art
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visibility and invisibility of Black bodies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Titus Kaphar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
Black families
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Black mothers ⓘ empty spaces ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
absence of Black children
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erasure of Black presence in visual culture ⓘ systemic racism in the United States ⓘ trauma of police violence ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary painting ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | series of large-scale paintings ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to confront viewers with the impact of racial violence
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to highlight the emotional weight of absence ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
absence
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erasure of Black bodies ⓘ family ⓘ loss ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| portrays |
domestic interiors
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everyday life disrupted by loss ⓘ suburban settings ⓘ |
| relatedTheme |
Black grief
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mass incarceration ⓘ memory and forgetting ⓘ state-sanctioned violence ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Titus Kaphar’s broader practice on rewriting art history ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Black motherhood
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family portraits ⓘ historical erasure ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
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