The Future and Now
Artist: Demond Melancon (American, born 1978)
Date: 2021
Dimensions:
21 3/4 × 16 × 1 in. (55.2 × 40.6 × 2.5 cm)
Frame: 21 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (54.6 × 69.9 cm)
Medium: glass beads and rhinestones on canvas
Classification: Textiles and Fiber
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Mrs. C. Lockhart McKelvy Fund and the Art Acquisition Endowment Fund
Object number: 2022.18
DescriptionBust-length portrait of Fela Kuti. The subject wears an elaborate crown composed of three triangles and an Egyptian scarab. White patterns and lines mask some of Kuti’s face, a reference to the musician’s signature white chalk paint, and he wears several ornate chain necklaces.
Opaque, transparent, matte, and metallic beads to give this portrait detail and a spectrum of color. Rhinestones outline the figure.
Opaque, transparent, matte, and metallic beads to give this portrait detail and a spectrum of color. Rhinestones outline the figure.
On view