The Future of Black Art
Kanaiza in Conversation with artist Aaron Bevan Bailey at the Phoenix Court Group.
Kanaiza was delighted to host the art and culture segment of the Black Out Festival alongside Aaron Bevan-Bailey at Local Globe.
Aaron speaks on his time in Kenya and shares the stories behind the moments he captured of the indigenous Samburu tribe. and the impact of global warming that is affecting their way of life.
Aaron also spoke on his love of the freedom of expression that black artists have today.
Multidisciplinary artist Aaron Bevan-Bailey was born in Peckham south London, of Jamaican and Scottish heritage. His paintings reflect having to negotiate ever changing boundaries of race, environment, identity and anonymity. The work seeks to explore the fractured connection we experience in modern society.
It is the inner sanctuary which Bevan-Bailey is striving to capture within his portraits.
“People are just a collection of stories that they tell about themselves when you remove that fragile perception of self you make room for a much deeper sense of connection awareness and understanding to happen.”
