![]() Photo: Tyler Mitchellīased in Brooklyn, Mitchell’s work has been published in several magazines and publications. Murals, paintings, and photographs of individuals of the overlooked community soon made their way into popular culture, centralizing African American life and times. The time had come to fashion a new identity, one that would be based on beauty in an attempt to counter the resentment black Americans faced. Mitchell captures this through people, fashion, cityscapes, and action.ĭuring the 1960s, artists were given a new prompt: African American marginalization in America. ![]() He’s able to do this by celebrating life and drawing breath with snapshots of a pregnant belly and a man in a snorkel with a plastic bag full of water on his head. ![]() Tyler Mitchell is one of the contemporary artists finding ways to showcase a modern black aesthetic. His new book entitled, ‘I Can Make You Feel Good’releases on August 25, 2020.
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