Stephane Alexis
Afro no. 2, 2020
Impression au jet d'encre sur papier photographique 100% coton de qualité archive / Pigment ink on cotton rag
25 x 25 "
63.5 x 63.5 cm
63.5 x 63.5 cm
Ed. 2
© Stephane Alexis
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« Le mouvement des cheveux naturels a commencé dès 1920 avec le célèbre nationaliste noir, Marcus Garvey. Celui-ci encourageait les Noirs à embrasser leurs cheveux et à se tourner vers...
« Le mouvement des cheveux naturels a commencé dès 1920 avec le célèbre nationaliste noir, Marcus Garvey. Celui-ci encourageait les Noirs à embrasser leurs cheveux et à se tourner vers leurs ancêtres pour se réapproprier leur esthétique. Il est célèbre pour avoir dit : "Enlevez les torsions de votre esprit, pas de vos cheveux". Ainsi, une graine a été plantée dans l'esprit des Noirs de l'Ouest qui a germé près de cinquante ans plus tard avec l'avènement de l'afro. À la fin des années 1970, le mouvement des cheveux noirs a fait un bond en avant lorsque l'icône du pouvoir noir Angela Davis est entrée en scène. Elle était célèbre pour son grand afro qui est rapidement devenue un symbole de la fierté noire. Au fil de sa marche, les cheveux crépus ont été adoptés et l'expression "black is beautiful" a vu le jour. Davis, ainsi que d'autres activistes politiques noirs, dont Huey P. Newton et Jesse Jackson, ont commencé à porter des afros en signe de libération, encourageant les Noirs à être fiers de leur beauté naturelle. L'afro s'est rapidement imposé dans les films de blaxploitation tels que Coffy, Shaft et Foxy Brown. » - Stephane Alexis
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"Glimpses of the natural hair movement began as early as 1920 with the famous black nationalist, Marcus Garvey. He encouraged black people to embrace their hair and look at their ancestry to reclaim their aesthetics. He’s famously quoted as saying, “Remove the kinks from your mind, not your hair.” A seed was planted in the minds of black people in the West that sprouted nearly fifty years later with the advent of the Afro. In the late 1970s, the black hair movement took a leap as black power icon Angela Davis took the stage. She was famous for her big afro which quickly became a symbol for Black pride. As her march continued, kinky hair was embraced and the term “black is beautiful” came to life. Davis, along with other political black activists including Huey P. Newton and Jesse Jackson, began wearing afros as a sign of liberation, encouraging black people to take pride in their natural beauty. The Afro quickly made its way into the film being featured in Blaxploitation films such as Coffy, Shaft, and Foxy Brown." - Stephane Alexis
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"Glimpses of the natural hair movement began as early as 1920 with the famous black nationalist, Marcus Garvey. He encouraged black people to embrace their hair and look at their ancestry to reclaim their aesthetics. He’s famously quoted as saying, “Remove the kinks from your mind, not your hair.” A seed was planted in the minds of black people in the West that sprouted nearly fifty years later with the advent of the Afro. In the late 1970s, the black hair movement took a leap as black power icon Angela Davis took the stage. She was famous for her big afro which quickly became a symbol for Black pride. As her march continued, kinky hair was embraced and the term “black is beautiful” came to life. Davis, along with other political black activists including Huey P. Newton and Jesse Jackson, began wearing afros as a sign of liberation, encouraging black people to take pride in their natural beauty. The Afro quickly made its way into the film being featured in Blaxploitation films such as Coffy, Shaft, and Foxy Brown." - Stephane Alexis