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Fear of a Black Planet Collection

From Popeye & Mickey to Snoopy & Spongebob, I grew up in the 80’s & 90's glued to cartoons like most kids. I remember having He-Man birthday cakes, GI Joe action figures, Charlie Brown bed sheets & so much more. Cartoons were a huge deal for me & seeing each creation come to life helped shape my own creative, adolescent imagination. 

While Saturday mornings served as major inspiration, something else always stood out. None of my childhood heroes looked like me. Cartoons lacked diversity. We had no black superheroes growing up, which is pretty crazy when you consider American animation developed out of minstrelsy. Cartoons have kept the aesthetic principles of minstrel shows alive to this day. 

Fear of a Black Planet started as a playful celebration of my favorite cartoons, donning beautiful brown skin. Initially I planned to make each character a little more relatable to my experience but, as I started painting, it became apparent this would probably be their worst fear. They’d never want the black experience. This honest moment of reflection opened a much bigger dialogue and inspired everything you’ll experience in this collection.

FOBP marries my love for pop culture, animation & vibrant color, to a deeper dialogue about fear, race, disrupting the dominant narrative & the black experience in America. What are you afraid of?

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Black Roger & Jessica Rabbit portrait art- Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

P-P-PLEASE! - FOBP - Black Roger & Jessica Rabbit portrait art- Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

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Black Spongebob portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

Patrick, What Am I?! - FOBP - Black Spongebob portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

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Patrick, What Am I?! - FOBP - Black Spongebob portrait art - Original Acrylic Painting - Vakseen Art

Patrick, What Am I?! - FOBP - Black Spongebob portrait art - Original Acrylic Painting - Vakseen Art

$1,100
Beavis & Butthead portrait art - FOBP - Original Acrylic Painting & Wall Decor - Vakseen Art

UHHHH - Beavis & Butthead portrait art - FOBP - Original Acrylic Painting & Wall Decor - Vakseen Art

$1,100
Black Beavis & Butthead portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

UHHHH - FOBP - Black Beavis & Butthead portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

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Black Popeye portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

Well Blow Me Down! - FOBP - Black Popeye portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

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Black Popeye portrait art - Original Acrylic Painting - Vakseen Art

Well Blow Me Down! - FOBP - Black Popeye portrait art - Original Acrylic Painting - Vakseen Art

$1,100
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