Here is the second part of my extended conversation with the Jamaican painter Phillip Thomas (part I can be found here), in which he talks about his work and issues and interests that have influenced him, and on which he has strong and at times very provocative views. It is long but well worth reading... Continue Reading →
Caribbean Conversations: Phillip Thomas – Part I
This is the first part of an extended conversation with the Jamaican painter Phillip Thomas. Part two can be found here.Phillip Thomas was born in 1980, in Kingston, Jamaica. He holds a BFA in Painting in 2003 from the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts and an MFA from the New York... Continue Reading →
Caribbean Conversations – Errol Ross Brewster – Part II
Errol Ross Brewster - Stop Death from Malnutrition (1984) Here is part II of my conversation with Errol Ross Brewster. Part I can be found here. Veerle Poupeye:- You were born and raised at a time when Guyana was entering a period of political and ideological radicalism, which significantly impacted the course of the country... Continue Reading →
Caribbean Conversations: Errol Ross Brewster – Part I
The Brewsters, 1956, Kitty, Georgetown Here is the first part of a two part conversation with Errol Ross Brewster. Part II can be found here. Errol Brewster is a Caribbean artist from Guyana, living in the United States. With more than four decades of a Caribbean-wide, multimedia imaging practice, he has participated in multiple CARIFESTA’s;... Continue Reading →