An homage to the “conjur woman,” a lesser known, recurring figure in the work of Romare Bearden. This figure synthesizes African traditions and wisdom, Indigenous cultural practices, and Christian rituals.
This is The Love Conjurer. A healer with a winged heart. She is my homage to the “conjur woman,” a lesser known, recurring figure in the work of Romare Bearden. This figure synthesizes African traditions and wisdom, Indigenous cultural practices, and Christian rituals. The conjur woman collages, like many of Bearden’s works, are as relevant and spellbinding to me now as they were when I first encountered them more than ten years ago. Bearden would emphasize the eyes and hands to signify prescient sight and root work, which I wanted to play with here, along with his jagged, fracturing style. Elements of The Love Conjurer include: Indonesian and African masks, Black Baccarra Love Oil, Pleasure Activist potion by Dori Midnight, Mexican wooden sacred heart and hand with milagros from the BK Museum’s Frida Kahlo exhibit, and a Berea Rocket Broom.
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