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by Cleaster Cotton
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the painting "Ogun" by Cleaster Cotton. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
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I painted this Contemporary Primitive image in 2000 on paper, manipulated the image in a computer graphics program, and turned the background black... more
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I painted this Contemporary Primitive image in 2000 on paper, manipulated the image in a computer graphics program, and turned the background black for a stark contrast. I love this piece so much!
The Contemporary Primitive Art Movement was started by Cleaster Cotton in the United States of America in the 1980�s. The range of art, by African Artists - from across the diaspora - makes Contemporary Primitive Art highly collectible. Artists use common, contemporary, resourced, and recycled materials in a basic, primitive manner and create soulful, cross-cultural art which evokes a sense of timelessness. Artists command sophisticated, expert use of materials offered them by any environment. The use of shape, line, color, texture, and tone is brilliant and, the demonstration of simplicity is genius!
Ogun (or Oggun, Ogoun, Ogun, Ogou) Effort and hard work are strongly represented by Oggun. He is attributed to the characteristics of violence, force and energy. He...
CLEASTER COTTON Cleaster Cotton is an African American/Native American multimedia artist. Born into a large, close-knit family, she was lovingly raised by southern parents in Brooklyn, New York. Cleaster began traveling nationally and internationally at a young age - researching cultures, the arts, education, cuisine and nature. Her alma maters are Fordham University and San Diego City College. Cleaster’s scientific and natural approach to her creative process is influenced by the methodology of her ancestors, elders and ancients. At age five, she fell in love with her mother’s artistic abilities... and right then and there she knew she was an artist! Her first childhood creations were made of mud, twigs, paper and plant pigment....
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Peggy Dodson
Ogun here has taken on Goddess energy! Love it!! I think I am going to have to collect all of these pieces!!
Cleaster Cotton replied:
LOL. Yes. Ogun has done so. I look forward to seeing your collection all together.