Local Artist Mia Lee Collaborates with Chance the Rapper
Clip: 5/10/2023 | 3m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Artist Mia Lee says she uses bright colors to make her work more approachable.
Artist Mia Lee says she paints through the lens of a Black woman of Caribbean descent. "I have such an appreciation of the diaspora and how all Black people have such a diverse unique lived experience."
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Local Artist Mia Lee Collaborates with Chance the Rapper
Clip: 5/10/2023 | 3m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Artist Mia Lee says she paints through the lens of a Black woman of Caribbean descent. "I have such an appreciation of the diaspora and how all Black people have such a diverse unique lived experience."
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> THE GENTLEMAN, THE LADY, AND THE DEMON, MAIN CHARACTERS IN THIS ARTWORK FOR ONE OF CHANCE THE ROBBERS RECENT SONGS.
>> BLACK PEOPLE HAVE SUCH A UNIQUE LIVED EXPERIENCE .
>> THE LADY, THE GENTLEMAN, AND THE DEMON.
>> IT'S TEMPTATION .
A LOT OF THIS PART OF THE STORY , ALL THOSE DESIRES AND TEMPTATION AND VICES.
>> SHE USES BRIGHT COLORS TO MAKE HER ART AND THE STORY MORE APPROACHABLE.
>> I WANT TO MAKE ART THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN .
OR THINK THAT THAT LOOKS LIKE THEIR GRANDMA, ME AND MY PARTNER .
I REALLY LIKE TO KEEP MY NARRATIVE TO MYSELF AND GIVE PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO CREATE THEIR OWN.
>> ONE OF THE MORE RECENT CREATION DESIGNS IS FOR THIS SONG BY ARTIST CHANCE THE WRAPPER.
>> I WAS LIKE, WHAT?
HOW DID YOU GET THAT?
>> I DID SEE THAT.
I DO TEXTILE DESIGN , SCARVES , WORK THAT I MAKE ON HERE , TRYING TO PUT ART IN DIFFERENT FORMS.
I AM MAKING IT WORK.
>> EVEN IF SOMEBODY CAN'T COME SEE YOUR SHOW, THEY CAN SEE YOUR ART.
>> EXACTLY.
>> I THINK THAT ART IS ARTIE
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