Welcome to the interactive Online Viewing Room for Black Soliloquy, Urevbu Contemporary's first exhibition of 2022 in honor of Black History Month. Within the Online Viewing Room (OVR) you can get to know the artists through listening to them discuss their artistic practice, viewing their artwork and even seeing them create in their private studio. The exhibition will be on view through February 28, 2022 in the art gallery, however you can visit this link at your convenience.
If you have questions about adding any of these amazing artists to your collection, email inquiries@urevbucontemporary.com or call 901-521-0782.
Enjoy the OVR!
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Birhane Worede
Birhane Worede dynamic figurative paintings are kinetic and lively. His work is imbued with a strong sense of movement consistent with his background in contemporary dance. Describing his practice as “psychology in visual form,” for Woledeyesus painting is a reflective process. As a child artmaking was a way to escape to other worlds, today painting is the way he contends with the world around him. Woledeyesus lives and works in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He graduated from Addis Ababa University’s Ale School of Fine Arts with highest honors in painting in 2021. Black Soliloquy marks Woledeyesus’s debut exhibition outside of his home country.
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BIRHANE WOREDE
Birhane Worede (b.1998) lives and works in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He graduated in 2021 with highest honors as a gold medal student in Painting from Addis Ababa University, Ale School of Fine Art and Design. Birhane previously obtained a certificate of fine art from the Russian Culture and Art Center in Addis Ababa.
Birhane’s earliest artistic inspiration were the iconic paintings found in historic Ethiopian Orthodox cathedrals.Throughout his work, he expresses an interest in self-discovery and the surrounding world. His artistic exploration is deeply rooted in the visual interpretation of the psychology of human behavior. Birhane’s abstract figurative paintings present the poise of the human figure in a chaotic world. These are connected to personal stories of pain and triumph while continuing his quest to interpret his place in the world and negotiate his position within it. Birhane currently works as a full-time studio artist in Addis Ababa.
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The making of the painting Exciting Chaos
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Listen below as Birhane discusses his artistic practice
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JIMMY NWANNE
Nigerian artist based in GermanyLayered and energetic, Jimmy Nwanne’s recent paintings contemplate the realities of existence and of daily experience. He embraces painting as his instrument to give visual expression to his innermost thoughts. Coupled with vivid color, imaginative elements enhance his paintings’ wistful quality. Nwanne’s textures replicate the surfaces of cut and stacked materials, underscoring a fascination with handcrafted objects that stems from his childhood. He graduated from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria. Today Nwanne lives and works in Kaiserslautern, Germany. His work has been exhibited in his native Nigeria as well as in Germany and Italy. Black Soliloquy is Nwanne’s debut exhibition in the United States.
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VIdeo - Jimmy Nwanne featured at the 2019 Florence Biennale
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Jimmy Nwanne
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OMARI BOOKER
Recent WorksOmari Booker is a visual artist based in Los Angeles, CA and Nashville, TN. He began his journey as an artist his senior year of high school at Montgomery Bell Academy. While attending Belmont University, Omari studied mathematics before focusing on studio art and graphic design. He later earned his B.S. in Graphic Design from Tennessee State University. The philosophy that undergirds Omari’s work is freedom through art, and he aspires to create work that communicates to his audience their unique and intrinsic ability to be free.
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Omari Booker
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OMARI BOOKER
For Omari Booker, artmaking is a therapeutic and spiritual practice. He finds inspiration in the human experience and evokes this through his paintings in oil and mixed media. Vibrant and declarative, Booker’s work conveys perseverance through both successes and struggles. Even when he contends with difficult subject matter, Booker creates from a space of joy that is palpable in the soulfulness of his work. He is a visual artist based in Los Angeles, California, and Nashville, Tennessee. Booker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design from Tennessee State University. His work has been exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions in the American South. Booker is also a muralist whose projects you may see examples of around Nashville.
