LEONARDO BENZANT Multidisciplinary Artist. Queens, NY - The Trove
"I've always had an interest in indigenous and African jewelry because it looks like sculpture to me." Collocating Western and African notions of jewelry he notes that "from a Western point of view jewelry is to decorate the body, it’s kind of empty, but when you look at it from an African perspective, it’s a form of writing through the ...
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2021年3月15日 · Benzant revels in the rituals and vibrant culture of transatlantic African people who, despite having endured a barrage of colonization and displacement over centuries, have retained powerful connections to their ancestors and …
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2020年12月22日 · Fabric, beads, leather, semi-precious stones, string… oh my word. This is the painstakingly meticulous work of New York based artist Leonardo Benzant. His artist statement is equally as powerful, so I’ll hand it over to him: “My practice is driven by my connection to the trans African-Atlantic diaspora.
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Each bead, each strand, each form wrapped and bound pulls from traditional African healing and spiritual practices. Similar to an nkisi (a Kongo spirit charm), my work is akin to power objects created from repetitive, conjuring actions, and a series of …
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