NFS [not for sale]•SERIES

Tittle'D' : NFS [ not for sale]

This acronym represents the artistic expression and intentions of the series.

ARTIST STATEMENT : 

THE SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT AND PRECEDENCE OVER BLACK BODIES , AND BLACK CULTURE HAS BECOME AN UNFORTUNATE TRADITIONAL QUALITY OF TODAY'S CAPITALIST SOCIETY. WITH THE USE OF FOUND IMAGES OF A BLACK FEMALES LIPS AND TONGUE, RZA’S GRILLS, NAOMI CAMPBELL’S LEGS, AND MUCH MORE. A COMPILATION OF IMAGES FORM A REPEATED PATTERN AND MONOCHROME OF BROWN TONES. MAJORITY OF BLACK BODIES AND BLACK CULTURE REFERENCES HAVE BEEN WIDELY USED IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY AND MANY OTHERS AS CAPITAL GAIN AND EXPLOITATION. WITH THIS EXPLOITATION LEAVES NO BOUNDARIES AS TO WHAT CAN BE USED, OR SOLD TO PAINT AN IDEA. THAT SO OFTEN EXCLUDES ACCESS TO BLACK PEOPLE TO ONE CONTROL THAT NARRATIVE OR BE APART OF THAT PAINTED IDEA. WHICH LEADS TO THE CONCEPTUAL NAME ‘NOT FOR SALE’; EVEN THOUGH THERE IS OPEN ACCESS TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THESE PIECES AND PARTS OF THIS SERIES. EVERY ASPECT HOLDS NO BOUNDS TO THE POSSESSION OF ​ANYONE.

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