Description
Untitled (2024)
8.5 in. x 5.5 in
Wax on paper
Donald “C-Note” Hooker
Colors: green, brown, blue, and gray
Shapes: circles and ovals
Textures: smooth
Inspiration behind the work: An original work specifically created for the International online exhibition “Skies,” March 1-31, 2024, curated by Colors of Humanity Art Gallery
Technique: dry medium (wax)
Cultural reference: Climate
Comparisons: Other skyscapes by C-Note
Artist intent: to create a shadow on land from a cloudscape that features a coulisse.
For many, it may be difficult to wrap their minds around prisoners creating landscapes, when prisons are the ultimate gated communities of steel and concrete. Yet, American prison artist C-Note relies heavily on the natural world being his muse, without ever seeing that world up close, and in person.