{"product_id":"the-new-harlem-renaissance-print","title":"The New HARLEM Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an older painting that was created to give light on the new genre of artists coming out of Harlem, including myself. It wasn't a brag or a conceited effort, but it was a confident expression in my artwork. I see myself as a child of Harlem who's grown up to be a man of Harlem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the painting, I wanted to express movement, change, and development, all with words and color.\u003cbr\u003eThe arrows and lines represent my childhood exploration of Harlem, my times walking around finding out new places and spaces by myself or with my younger brother as we matured through our searches. Or to my growing up in the age of Heroine and crack, but never succumbing to those oppressive tactics or strategies ( by bad forces in our govt) that plagued Harlem as a kid. But I don't express the harm that was Harlem, I show the good in Harlem, like places like Heath Gallery, Mintons Abyssinian Baptist Church, Schomburg Center,\u003cbr\u003eand of course my old Mosque, Masjid Malcom Shabazz on 116th St and Lenox.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI grew up a Muslim Black kid in the projects of Harlem to a devout Muslim Mother who taught my siblings and me right and wrong, good and bad, but more importantly, who taught me that I was a good human person who needed to do good in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis painting is very close to me, and it is my first \"metaphorical self-portrait\" that I created. It's symbolic and still straightforward, it's complex and plain at the same time...and whoever purchases it, I hope it serves you well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium: Acrylic \u0026amp; markers on canvas \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 36in x 46in x 1in\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KHA-TEES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55290180075688,"sku":null,"price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0656\/5412\/8808\/files\/NEWHarlemRenaisance.jpg?v=1782955607","url":"https:\/\/kha-tees.com\/products\/the-new-harlem-renaissance-print","provider":"KHA-TEES","version":"1.0","type":"link"}