Titus Kaphar: Can beauty open our hearts to difficult conversations? | TED
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- An artwork's color or composition can pull you in -- and put you on the path to having important and difficult conversations, says artist Titus Kaphar. In this stunning talk, he reflects on his artistic evolution and takes us on a tour of his career -- from "The Jerome Project," which draws on religious icons to examine the US criminal justice system, to "From a Tropical Space," a haunting body of work that centers around Black mothers whose children have disappeared. Kaphar also shares the idea behind NXTHVN, an arts incubator and community for young people in his hometown.
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I find it beautiful when I watch a person pour their soul and time in doing the things they love.
Wow! I love how you remove certain characters in your work to emphasize or drive certain points home. It is really powerful and touching. Somehow it just makes me so emotional.
"I see you. We see you."
We all want to be seen, heard... Something.. Just not to be forgotten or overlooked.
So much wealth in your work. I am sorry you went through that(gallery & police). But wow! The way you are using art to speak out. Not only for yourself but for all who have and will go through the same.
THERE IS INDEED SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IN TRUTH TELLING.
Thank you for this powerful talk.
I'm not really an art person but I just said "oh my gosh, so cool" so many times. Such a creative smart human.
This artwork is so beautiful and powerful. I felt emotionally moved and I kept thinking over and over again, "I really hope this is exhibited somewhere on the West Coast when we're free to visit museums again." People need to have more conversations. Art is a great way to begin.
This is a conversation that needs to happen
"I see you", loved that part. People do awful things, and we decide to jail them away. Sometimes, some of them, in some ways, become better just by feeling they're being seen and aknowledged. I agree with Mr. Kaphar here. For me it's a beautiful solemnity, to see an "unworthy" is, sometimes, for some of them (and for some of us), in some ways, to see oneself. We start seeing others with the tenderness we deep down would like to be seen with. An exchange of looks that makes us better, again just sometimes, with some ones, in some ways.
Thanks for clear and understandable speech, especially for non-native English speakers like me. How quietly and spiritually it's told, not as a toungetwister that I listen to. The speech is provided from the heart, consequently it has entered into my heart, because there are comparable things with real life cases.
Well-spoken, ingenious, and thought-provoking. Thank you for sharing your perspective and passions... your mind is truly beautiful.
Our world needs the beautiful minds and hearts of all of us!
🙏 Thank you for your work, for your heart, for the way you express it. Thank you for bringing attention to reality, the truth. ❤️
Intensely powerful art, thank you for speaking and sharing your fantastic talent.
The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.
Absolutely beautiful
This is so beautiful, so moving! And how much we as members of the "subordinate caste" have to do to create a future that is autonomous and independent of integration, affirmative action, or undoing systemic racism---how much we must transform grief into healing. . . .Bless Titus Kaphar and his generation and generations to come.
Our society needs beauty. Even though we all are drawn to people who are familiar to us - I believe in seeing the beauty in all people - both physical and character beauty. The cruelty and thoughtlessness of people ...if only they could understand the beauty of creation and individuality of each human being. I love that you are acting on your belief about beauty and sharing it in communities where it is needed.
He is beautiful gifted
powerful words and paintings, we need more
this is beautiful.
This is absolutely amazing ❤️❤️❤️
Genius right there imo ! Whether or not the main ideas comes from him, the result is real precious creativity. If I could I would buy from him. Titus Kaphar I am a fan. 12:55 Many scientists would agree
I appreciate you sir. Thank you to everyone who made this post possible.
reaching from that place
I love TED TALKS
I needed this. Thank you.
Innovative, Brilliant work.
Thank you ❤️
This post is beautiful... thank you for the post and your art.
“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson
Ooh I love art.. This is beautiful
My answer to the question posed in the title is "yes"
Yea, beauty can open our hearts
Wow this man is incredible. The Thomas Jefferson one hit me
As an artist I commend you
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Whoa!! I am too early today
Your work is beautiful. I will never understand not appreciate how precarious life is for people of colour living in America. I am sorry.
“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.”
― T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets
Who is in the comments before watching the whole video?
😂 That is me
@@lamemoganetsi omg!!! I got a twin😂
Very educative content
Unity in Diversity.
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Words to live by; try not to be offensive, but try even harder to not be offended.
إلي كانت مك عزيزا عليك يارب اخليها ليك ايما اشترك في القناة الله يرحم والديك 😞 من اشترك في القناة الله يرحم والديك 😞 من اشترك في القناة الله يرحم والديك ماكدعموش لي كيدعي لوليدكوم كدعمو ها لي كيضحك عليكم 😞 الأسف
Hello
This early!