KEVIN DARMANIE

kevindarmanieart@gmail.com
(973) 985-4284

Rainbow Country" is a series of mixed media works completed in 2012. The work incorporates tropes of graphic novels to re-examine Caribbean attitudes, social critique, and self-introspection. The series analyzes issues that relate to my life here in America, with opinions based on formative years in Trinidad & Tobago. The "Rainbow Country" narrative is centered around the exploits of an alter ego named Kedar. Kedar is rendered through several scenarios as he makes his way to a public pool on the island of Chacachacare. The series channels reggae and calypso music through color, representation, and tone. Like a calypsoian, Kedar takes on the role of storytelling and spreading knowledge, tackling difficult subjects with a lighter voice, as the musical form was originally intended to. Indeed, Chacachacare, a currently uninhabited island, becomes a place for the fantastic sensibilities of home. Acknowledging the distance of time, the work is nostalgic avoiding the urge of contemporary social critique.

Art for Sale

Horoscope Woman Lyrics, 2012
12 3/16 x 12 3/16 in | 31 x 31 cm
frame: 16 3/8 x 16 3/8 in | 41.5 x 41.5 cm

Meh 2 Blue Balls, 2011
29 ¼ in x 18 5/8 in | 74.3 cm x 47.3 cm