Afro Painter is an abstract rebellion against conformity.
Based on an original work from Jansen's anonymous Faceless series (2012), the edition challenges idealised stereotypes in painting and traditional portraiture. The portrait, influenced by his younger self, encapsulates the painter's inner battle. The subject is broken down into abstract parts which call for rebuilding, reflective of the artist's personal journey as an artist in solitude with PTSD. Strong parallels can be drawn between the edition and works by German interwar artists such as Otto Dix and George Grosz; creating works as radical in their sociopolitical commentary as they are in style.
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