About
Jacolby Satterwhite is celebrated for a conceptual practice addressing crucial themes of ritual, fantasy, freedom and world-building through immersive installation, virtual reality and digital media. He uses a range of software to produce intricately detailed animations and live action film that make up an entirely unique cinematic universe, including a cast of characters featuring various artists and friends. These animations serve as the stage on which the artist synthesizes the multiple disciplines that encompass his practice, namely illustration, performance, painting, sculpture, photography and writing. Satterwhite draws from an extensive set of real and fantastical references, guided by mythology, contemporary visual culture and music as a means of disrupting the conventions of Western art, while celebrating black queerness and freedom from oppression and discrimination. An equally significant influence is that of his late mother, Patricia Satterwhite, whose ethereal vocals and diagrams for visionary household products serve as the source material within a decidedly complex structure of memory and mythology.
Website / Online Presence
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