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Kojo Griffin | |||
| Born
1971 in Farmville, VA Lives and works in Atlanta, GA |
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| Untitled, 2000 | ||||
| oil
and acrylic paints, mixed media on wood panel 60 x 48 inches Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Loyd 2001.4 |
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| Griffin studied
child psychology at Atlanta’s Morehouse College, which reflected and
shaped his interests, and added a dimension of awareness and understanding
to his work that exceeds simple autobiographical experience. The undertow
in Griffin’s art is in his willingness, and need, to represent the
troubling incidents that sometimes occur in childhood and leave lasting
impressions. There is an aspect of universality to the figures in Griffin’s
work, stemming from the imprecision of the figures as generic, symbolic
characters. They don’t represent specific individuals. The toylike
quality of the figures, sometimes resembling nondescript dolls, or stuffed
bears, excludes references to race or class. |