Michael Ray Charles Swid Powell the Side Dish 1996 Porcelain Wall Plate

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Michael Ray Charles x Swid Powell the Side Dish Porcelain Wall Plate 12" Limited Ed of 250. The plate was … Read more Michael Ray Charles x Swid Powell the Side Dish Porcelain Wall Plate 12" Limited Ed of 250. The plate was done in conjunction with Blaffer Gallery University of Houston and produced by Swid Powell. Signed, Dated, Edition on reverse.
It is used in great condition with normal signs of use, however it may contain some faint handling surface scratches . Condition for it's age & use. There are no known (visible) chips, deep scratches, crazing.

1 Plate 12"

Michael Ray Charles, Cullen Distinguished Professor of Painting at the University of Houston, School of Art

The art of Michael Ray Charles addresses issues of identity that concern postmodern art and society. His paintings ridicule the “romance” of antebellum America and the creation of black subservience. By situating viewers in a historical continuum, Charles emphasizes the nature of 19th-century stereotypes, producing a sense of dissonance as viewers find themselves both repulsed and fascinated by the imagery.

Charles has held one-person exhibitions in numerous countries, including the United States, France, Spain, Germany, and Belgium. He has served as panelist and juror on The National Endowment for the Arts, The Bush Artist Fellowship, St. Paul, MN, among many creative cultural entities. He is among the first group of artists featured in the award-winning PBS series Art 21: Art in the 21st Century along with Matthew Barney, Mel Chin, and Andrea Zittel and was acknowledged as an important young African-American scholar in academia by Black Issues In Higher Education. See less