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Apr 16, 2018 · Kerry James Marshall’s grand paintings make powerful social and cultural statements and have been acquired by major museums around the world, each transaction inching toward his goal of a more representative canon. At the same time, he has continued to hone and develop his Rythm Mastr series.
Rythm Mastr: Every Beat of My Heart. 1999–2000. Artist's newspaper. composition (each): 16 1/8 x 9 11/16" (41 x 24.6 cm); sheet (each, folded): 16 15/16 × 11 7/16" (43.1 × 29 cm); sheet (each, unfolded): 16 15/16 × 22 3/4" (43.1 × 57.8 cm). Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
Title: Rythm Mastr. Artist: Kerry James Marshall (American, born Birmingham, Alabama, 1955) Date: 1999-ongoing. Medium: Inkjet on Plexiglas in lightboxes. Dimensions: Nine light boxes at 48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm); three light boxes at 16 x 76 in. (40.6 x 193 cm) Classification: Drawings. Credit Line: Courtesy the artist.
Sep 4, 2024 · Kerry James Marshall discusses his comic book series “Rythm Mastr,” which places black superheroes within the pages of comics—a place that had previously only been occupied by white characters.
Kerry James Marshall (born October 17, 1955) is an American artist and professor, known for his paintings of Black figures. [1] He previously taught painting at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago .
Inspired by his childhood fascination with Marvel Comics, the artist Kerry James Marshall set out to create a modern-day, black superhero. The story of Rythm Mastr centers around the eponymous super-hero character and his protégé Farrell and is set within the context of the controversial razing of public housing projects in the South Side of ...
Rythm Mastr: Tower of Power. 1999–2000. These works are part of a series.. 3 works online.
