Artwork copyright Raymond Holbert. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Thought About Parts Of Africa, 1992

Raymond Holbert
(American, born 1945)

Location: Drum Intermediate School, Tacoma

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Raymond Holbert created the drawing Thought About Parts Of Africa as a meditation on the "evolution and the current state of West Africa." This piece is part of a series of drawings that depict the way our minds create thoughts, and is an example of the artist's body of collaged drawings featuring bright colors composed on dark gray paper. Describing the references to African Art in his work, Holbert notes "the rich history and the influence that Africa has had on modern art and some of my own ideas hopefully will have an effect on my life forever."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with University Place School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Raymond Holbert creates mixed media artworks that combine drawing, collage, photography, illustration, and more. His subject matter ranges from a fascination with medicine, science and leisure, to current public dilemmas. Journaling is an important part of his everyday process. He sums it up as “I believe that art is a process that is not part time.” Holbert is a Bay Area artist who is African American.

Holbert was born in Berkeley, California, and received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Berkeley. He taught art and design and is Professor Emeritus at City College of San Francisco (formerly San Francisco Community College). He is also a consultant of African American art and art history.