Untitled Landscape, (2024), 8.5 in. x 5.5 in., Wax on paper, C-Note, $500 (Original)

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.

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