Current Forms: Yoruba Circle

1969

David C. Driskell

Associated Names
David C. Driskell

Artist, American, 1931 - 2020

This painting displays a large circular shape filled with swirling lines and vibrant color. Shapes within the circle suggest facial features, including eyes, a nose, a row of teeth, and two asymmetrical ears. Most of these shapes are in shades of white and tan, with some spots of red and green. Below the circle is a rectangular shape that looks like a T.V. or alarm clock. Within it, intricate white lines weave together in a complex pattern that is reminiscent of a human body, with the arms outstretched to either side. Parts of these shapes also suggest a face located on the lower part of the torso. The background of the painting is in bright shades of pink and purple, with some highlights of orange and dark blue.
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Artwork overview

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Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2019

  • David Driskell: Resonance, Paintings 1965 - 2002, DC Moore Gallery, New York, 2019.

2022

  • Afro-Atlantic Histories, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2022 - 2024, fig. 176.

Inscriptions

upper left: Driskell 69

Wikidata ID

Q111603605

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