CONSCIOUS ART: HIP HOP AS TODAY’S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
“HIP HOP IS INHERENTLY POLITICAL, THE LANGUAGE IS POLITICAL. IT USES LANGUAGE AS A WEAPON- NOT A WEAPON TO VIOLATE OR NOT A WEAPON TO OFFEND, BUT A WEAPON THAT PUSHES THE ENVELOPE THAT PROVOKES PEOPLE, MAKES PEOPLE THINK” - TODD BOYD
CAPTURING HIP HOP CULTURE IN CURRENT TIMES. THESE PAINTINGS SERVE AS HISTORY OF TRENDS AND MESSAGES IMPORTANT IN HIP HOP. USED FOR WALKING PROMOTION AND PUBLIC DISPLAY; SOMETIMES MAKING VIEWERS UNCOMFORTABLE IN THOUGHT.
ICE WAS INTRODUCED TO CONSCIOUS ART WHEN SHE TEAMED UP WITH TWO LOCAL ARTISTS: KENYATTA & ANON, FORMING TMBKTU (ABBREVIATED SPELLING OF TIMBUKTU) IN 2019. DIVING DEEP INTO THE CONTEXT OF MESSAGING SHE"‘D WANT TO GIVE TO A READING AUDIENCE.