Ltd. Ed. Urban Art-Artist Proof Woodblock Print "The Malcolm X Paradox: A Klan Alliance #2"-Thom Shaw-Signed/Numbered/Dated

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Thom Shaw (USA/Cincinnati s known for his stark black and white woodcuts which graphically depict the horrors of inner-city life … more Thom Shaw (USA/Cincinnati s known for his stark black and white woodcuts which graphically depict the horrors of inner-city life (Taft: Museum of Art). He drew inspiration from the environment that he encountered as well as from his own personal struggles with chronic illnesses that plagued him during much of his life. His graphic work is outstanding.

Image only Approx. Size: 32 " x 49." Framed Size: 40.5" x 60.5". Good condition consistent w/ age and use.
Backed by foam board , matted and protected under plexiglass. professionally framed.
Pencil signed and dated
Artist proof A/P-1 as shown. Most of his print editions never exceeded 10-15. Shaw pulled his own prints.
Shows some staining as shown near and along the very bottom of the print as shown.
A paper conservator could correct this.
Pencil signed and artist double sealed in red and blue.
Artist proof as shown. Most of his print editions never exceeded 10-15.
Due ti the large size this tem will be shipped by freight.

Shaw, a Cincinnati-based artist who worked largely in black and white, created woodcuts, pen-and-ink drawings, and paintings. Over the past decade or so of his life, Shaw has taken the pulse of the African-American community and others in the inner city, and he is not optimistic about their condition, although he is hopeful that his work might become a vehicle for social change. Thom Shaw — one of Cincinnati’s best known and most admired contemporary artists — passed away on July 6, 2010, due to complications from diabetes.

Shaw's residency overlaped with the exhibition Black is a Color: African American Art from the Corcoran Gallery of Art September 23–November 20. The exhibition features works by African American artists who predominately used a black and white palette. Subject matter addresses issues such as racial and cultural heritage, identity, history, protest, and spirituality. Shaw's work perfectly complements the exhibition.

Thom Shaw, an African-American, received formal training at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and Cranbrook Academy of Fine Arts in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

During a 1994 show at the Studio Museum in Harlem, The New York Times called him a "standout" while speaking of the show's diverse references "to personal history, to the African diaspora, to the orders of angels and lives of saints."

Shaw does not sugar coat his renderings. Some, in viewing this work have argued that Shaw's harsh depictions either glamorize gang activity, or reinforce pervasive media imagery. Shaw tends to do neither. Rather, the artist wishes to impart his direct observation. If the artist may be said to focus on the negative, he calls attention to race and suffocating urban conditions that have, in fact, largely disappeared from the media radar screen in recent years. "I hope… that people can become part of the solution and not the problem", states Shaw.

Selected One Man Exhibits:
2009: “Life Stories”, Art Beyond Boundaries

2006: “Choice of Weapons III”, Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH

2005: “Choice of Weapons II”, Artwork Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

2004: “Personal Impressions”, South Bend Museum, South Bend, IN

“Personal Impressions”, Sheldon Swope Museum of Art, Terre Haute, IN

“Personal Impressions”, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

“Personal Impressions”, Olin College Gallery, Kenyon College, Kenyon, OH

2003: “Personal Impressions”, Huntingdon Museum of Art, Huntingdon, WV

“Personal Impressions”, SUNY College At Oneonta, Oneonta, NY

2002: “Inner Sanctums, Urban Medals, & Other Short Subjects”, Cocelia Coker Gallery, Hartville, SC

2001: “Personal Impressions”, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH

“Inner Sanctums, Urban Medals, & Other Short Subjects”, Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

“Choice of Weapons”, Phreibe Gallery, Oshkosh, WI

“Inner Sanctums, Urban Medals, & Other Short Subjects”, 1912 Gallery, Emery, VI

“Hardcore to the Edge”, Heistand Gallery, Oxford, OH

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