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Untitled by Bernard Collins
When I started seriously collecting art seven years ago, I wanted something that would speak to me. It’s easy to be
invisible in this society: no traces of the past, no heritage and no connection to Africa depicted in my daily walk. Art
marks a moment in time, as it is a snapshot of life illustrating perceptions of how things were, the way things are, and
how they can be. It defnes my existence, and it creates that missing connection: The artist and the work, history and
my experiences, culture and my “self” image are one. For me, art speaks to passion and perceptions, and it evokes a
response. Each piece has sound and movement. Every work has its own voice. It’s the blues, the jazz, the hip-hop and
the bebop of Black life. Through art, the ancestors are calling... I just want them to know that they have been heard.
Jerome Davis
Collector
West Chester, PA
Deep in Thought by LaShun Beal
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Untitled by Bernard Collins
When I started seriously collecting art seven years ago, I wanted something that would speak to me. It’s easy to be
invisible in this society: no traces of the past, no heritage and no connection to Africa depicted in my daily walk. Art
marks a moment in time, as it is a snapshot of life illustrating perceptions of how things were, the way things are, and
how they can be. It defnes my existence, and it creates that missing connection: The artist and the work, history and
my experiences, culture and my “self” image are one. For me, art speaks to passion and perceptions, and it evokes a
response. Each piece has sound and movement. Every work has its own voice. It’s the blues, the jazz, the hip-hop and
the bebop of Black life. Through art, the ancestors are calling... I just want them to know that they have been heard.
Jerome Davis
Collector
West Chester, PA
Deep in Thought by LaShun Beal
341
340 341
