‘Colors of Royalty’ Art Exhibition

The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts’ next exhibition, ‘Colors of Royalty’ explores how colors symbolize wealth and status across various cultures and communities. Artists work illustrates the regal colors of their cultures community and of different cultures through the visual arts.

You’re invited to meet the Artists and view the exceptional artwork during the opening reception on Thursday, October 3, 5:30 -7 PM. This FREE event is open to the pubic.

‘Colors of Royalty’ showcases a variety of talented artists and features the vibrant art by Clayton Singleton, https://claytonsingleton.com/.
‘My artwork is about our abilities to create our own stories. Layering and juxtaposition are central to my treatment of appropriated vintage photos, wall papers, and texts. I’m drawn to the narratives of the people in the photos because their captured experiences parallel my own. I create “blended” narratives developed from various contexts that shape and shift identity. The repetition of Adinkra symbols, fragments of wall paper, flowers and text create a density reflective of circumstances. Defining Beauty is a term I use identifying abstract roles used to actively describe and forge “selves.” These paintings on seemingly decorative backgrounds leave spaces to be filled in by the addition, subtraction, leaving and retrieving necessary to define an “individual-self.” Revealing the emotional process choreographed by contemporary society, my work echoes opportunities and moments in life that urge us forward and continue to inspire each of us to define our own beauty through living.’

Suffolk Center’s award-winning art galleries are Free & open to the public Tuesday – Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM. Suffolk Center for Cultural Art is located in historic downtown Suffolk, 110 W. Finney Ave., Suffolk, VA 23434. Questions visit: SuffolkCenter.org