Showing posts with label Spider Martin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spider Martin. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Remembering


This wonderful lady, who participated in the Civil Rights Movement here in Birmingham, is seen studying the powerful images of Birmingham photographer Spider Martin and South Africa's Peter Magubane, at the opening reception for the Freedom Exhibition: Two Countries, One Struggle. This important exhibit at the Abroms/ Engel Institute for the Visual Arts at UAB, runs through August 8. In addition to the photographs,Willie Coles' Transformations and selected pieces from the collection of Lydia Cheney and Jim Sokol are included. This is an exhibit that those in the Birmingham area should not miss.

Monday, June 29, 2015

Recyled, Reused, Redesigned



Transformations by artist Willie Cole is currently on exhibit at the Abroms/Engel Visual Arts Center. This piece created from red plastic water bottles is titled Red Spirit Light. While this piece and the dogs sculpted from ladies' high heel are more light hearted, others featured alongside the Civil Rights photographs by Spider Martin and Peter Magubane are quite powerful.