Coloured

Reisha Felix

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About this Work

Year 2021

Location Dominica

Mood Bold, Thought-Provoking, Dramatic, Elegant

Subject People, Faces & Portraits, Fashion & Style, Textiles & Pattern

This piece magnifies the stark difference between the two extreme meanings of the word coloured. The word 'Coloured' was notoriously used to 'paint' Black people in a hue that really is the absence of light and therefore the absence of true colour.

Black pigment is an unrealistic representation of any of our skin tones and is used here to emphasize this sentiment. In contrast, the background is vibrant and actually coloured, and really is an apt representation of our rich history, culture and contribution to the global society.

Furthermore, this artwork shows that regardless of how we are labelled, painted or depicted, as long as we stay true to who we are, our beauty shines through.

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Meet the Artist

Reisha Felix

Reisha Felix is a self-taught artist from the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, now calling Toronto home. Her paintings put Black hair front and center, not just as a visual subject, but as a celebration of culture, identity, and ancestral heritage. Using a signature hot glue gun technique, she meticulously renders curls, coils, kinks, and knots that make each crown distinctly its own. Nature and Afro-Caribbean culture round out the world she brings to canvas.

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