"Often when you're in the process of realizing an image, it's going somewhere else. If that tangent starts going off in a place that feels more exciting, that's what I go with."
"After Black (To See or Not to See)" (1997)
"After Black (To See or Not to See)," 1997
Acrylic latex, stain, and copper penny on paper, 60 x 36 inches
Private collection
Photo by Beth Phillips
Courtesy Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Acrylic latex, stain, and copper penny on paper, 60 x 36 inches
Private collection
Photo by Beth Phillips
Courtesy Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
"I think that these images are just as much white as they are black. They've been projected and internalized. I think people have accepted them to be, you know, representational, an accurate representation."
- Michael Ray Charles



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