Its and exploration of Portraiture within a modern context, but at the same time illustrating a timeless feel and dictate.
Kwesi Abbensetts - Charcoal Series
Artwork Description
Kwesi Abbensetts
Kwesi Abbensetts is a New York based photographer who hails from 64 Village off of the Corentyne country coast of Guyana. He started his pursuit in photography in the year 2006 and has since blossomed in a fantastic photographer, shooting portraiture, fashion and documentary photography. His is aesthetic is informed by his West Indian origins, the colors, the sun, the vibrancy and the culture. His work has been described as being "soulful and raw". His work is informed by a tangible and textural qualities of life and his endeavor is to forward positive of Black life and life as it it everyday.
Website: www.kwesiabbensetts.comGallery Exhibitions
Rush Arts Gallery + Resource Center
December 1-10 · Manhattan
Bill Hodges Gallery
December 2 -11 · Manhattan
Art at Bay
December 3 -18 · Staten Island
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
December 7-February 1 · Bronx
Like the Spice
December 8 -18 · Brooklyn
Crossing Art
December 10-31 · Queens
