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Nash

Ceramic Sculpture

“African Nouveau is the term I use to describe my present body of work.  It’s

specifically African and European in influence.  The images are African in general with the graceful, slender proportions and long undulating lines of 18th century Art Nouveau.  The concept is 15th century Benin, a former kingdom in Africa flourishing from the 14th - 17th century.  Both styles were often asymmetrical, using decorative shapes and ornamental motifs derived from natural forms.  The two styles lend themselves well to each other.   Hence the term “African Nouveau”.

I think and create from the rhythms, color and spiritual life style of Black Folk.

Whatever it is that I do or not do in the clay pieces that I create are really attempts by me to communicate with these “Folks”.  While I literally write books on who these “Folks” are, just let it suffice to say for this time, they

are us.

The next question is automatically, who is “us”?  The answer to that question at this moment is “us” are the “Folk”, and I am one of them.

I create with the dynamics of the Benin spiritual awakening.

It’s the Black powerful force of our people, which comes through me that I hope to give back to perpetuate our ever present force. 

I believe that art can breathe life and life is what I am about.” 

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