JUST-AFRO

NATURAL HAIR IS NOT JUST HAIR

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Welcome to my artistic world, here I share my personal journey through my paintings. My art is a testament to my evolving relationship with my natural hair, my ability to overcome feelings of rejection and embarrassment, and ultimately embrace a deep sense of acceptance and pride.

I’m driven by a passion to challenge societal norms that have always cast black hair in a negative light. Instead, I strive to highlight the inherent beauty and uniqueness of natural hair textures.

Drawing inspiration from two pivotal eras – the Black Panthers and the disco era – my art pays homage to the influential African-American movements of the 1970s.

Through these representations, I convey a powerful message of self-affirmation that resonates throughout the diasporas, where these symbols have been adopted and adapted.

My paintings serve as a visual anthem, promoting messages of individuality and self-esteem. I seek to inspire women and girls to embrace their natural beauty, feel comfortable in their authenticity and encourage the confident celebration of their differences. In a society that has often perpetuated European hair textures as the standard of beauty, my art seeks to redefine and celebrate diverse hair forms.

Guylaine Conquet

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FEATURED ART WORK

BANTU

OIL ON CANVAS 36X50 – 2022
Bantu knots originate from the Zulu Kingdom of Southern Africa where the curls and coils of Black hair are said to resemble shapes in the cosmos. “When the Dutch colonized Southern Africa, they used the word Bantu as a derogatory term to marginalize southern Africans.” South Africans reclaimed the Zulu word Bantu, which translates to people. In many African regions, hair is considered powerful, and it is believed to have unique spiritual energy due to its proximity to the heavens. Because of this, raised styles like Bantu knots are considered sacred

TIGNON LAW

OIL ON CANVAS 48 X 52 INCHES 2022

OIL ON CANVAS 48 X 52 INCHES 2022
Late 18th century in Louisiana, Black women were banned from wearing their hair in public and were ordered to cover it up at all times. This was because they wanted to curb the growing influence of the free black population and keep the social order. It was also believed that Black women’s hairstyles would draw the attention of white men, and this increased the jealousy of white women.

THE PENCIL TEST

OIL ON CANVAS 36 X 42 INCHES – 2022

1948, the pencil test was a method used
to assessing whether a person was White or Black. A pencil was slid into the hair of someone being assessed. If the pencil fell out you were White and if it stayed in you were Black. This was a tool used to segregate
Black people and stop them from attending functions, schools and events. Not only did this cause racial division it also tore families apart

BANTU

OIL ON CANVAS 36X50 – 2022

12 Jan 2021 – 27 Feb 2021

The Mysteries Of The World Art Objects

exhibition

12 Jan 2021 – 27 Feb 2021

EXHIBITIONS

NEW YORK – MIAMI – LONDON – PARIS – CHICAGO – GEORGIA

January 11th to March 1st 2023

EXHIBITION CITY OF MIRAMAR FLORIDA

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SOLO EXHIBITION
Opening reception January 27th Please RSVP via link

January 11th to March 1st 2023

FRAME GALLERY – GEORGIA

1st Exibition BLACK HISTORY MONTH Group exhibition STUDIO 18 PEMBROKE PINES Florida February 2019

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