Emma Amos (painter)

Emma Amos (16 March 1937 – 20 May 2020) was a postmodern African-American painter and printmaker. Quotes Load up your brush! We are painters and the art should show that! Let’s see the paint! It got to the point where I wanted the color, I wanted the brown skin against red backgrounds and I really wanted the texture and the look and the whole thing. And I think it’s definitely that I’ve become aware of Black people and that black is beautiful and there is nothing wrong with it. The work reflects my investigations into the otherness often seen by white male artists, along with the notion of desire, the dark body versus the white body, racism, and my wish to provoke more thoughtful ways of thinking and seeing. HIGHLIGHT:EMMA AMOS, Crystal Bridge External links Category:Painters from the United States Category:1937 births Category:2022 deaths Category:Women artists Category:African Americans