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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD SERIES Gail and Ken Henshaw Collection |
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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD SERIES Gail and Ken Henshaw Collection |
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Artist’s Statement This adventure began in the fall of 2004 during an Art in Education residency at Trigg Community School in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. My experience with the students produced the Underground Railroad Mural, a visual narrative based on the history of the Dismal Swamp Canal. Hence, the natural environment in North Carolina has taken me on a new journey in my artistic exploration. The history of the Great Dismal Swamp Canal with connections to the Underground Railroad exemplifies values and beliefs that inspired energies for this new series: Passage: Echoes of the Great Dismal Swamp. In this series, I explored North Carolina’s natural forms, beauties, mysteries and historic realities with the elements of color, space and texture to express my fascination with structured improvisation and poetic metaphors. My approach to these paintings is technically complex as they are spatially; they epitomize a celebration of artistic freedom.
This historic mural is available in print. ORDER NOW, (free shipping and handling in US). info@tundevisualart.com 252.267.5981 The Great Dismal Swamp was the focus of a symposium, musical event, and tour on Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25, 2006 in the Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. Tunde's paintings (UNDERGROUND RAILROAD SERIES) were presented at the Fine Arts Gallery as part of this wonderful symposium. Tunde explores the history of slavery and the digging of the Great Dismal Swamp Canal (The Underground Railroad) with links to The Great Dismal Swamp in North Eastern North Carolina and Virginia). The visual narratives consisting of ten panels is the collection of GAIL and KEN HENSHAW. (PASSAGE: Echoes of The Great Dismal Swamp). This collection is available as touring exhibition for educational purpose. Gail and Ken Henshaw Collection
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