Painting description

These examples of the Panther Series continue an older body of work dependant upon cross referenced found images and drawings. The current incarnations of paired black men are contained by the vertical perimeters of the panels so that they stand on the bottom edge of the panel as if were an Egyptian register. Typically one of the pair is from the seventies and wears a black turtleneck, afro, and flared pants. The other figure comes from the future previously seen on the Star Trek television franchise. They stand back to back with guns or phasers in positions that emphasizes the space in between them ,their contrasting physiques, and a central horizontal line made by their shooting gestures that crosses the figures. These represent an afro centric worldview, references to self-defense, and martyrdom.