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Fear of a Black Planet

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 He-Man portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

Let The Power Return! - FOBP - Black He-Man portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

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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

From $60
Black Rugrats portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

I Don't Know, Tommy - FOBP - Black Rugrats portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

From $60
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

From $60
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

From $60
Black Superman portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

Great Caesar's Ghost! - Black Superman portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

From $60
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

From $60
Black Mickey Mouse portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

Gee GOSH!! - FOBP - Black Mickey Mouse portrait art - Limited Edition Giclee Art Prints - Vakseen Art

From $60
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Black Rugrats portrait art - Custom Art Stickers for Laptop & Wall Decor - Vakseen Art
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I Don't Know, Tommy - FOBP - Black Rugrats portrait art - Custom Art Stickers for Laptop & Wall Decor - Vakseen Art

$7 $10
Black Mickey Mouse portrait art - Custom Art Stickers for Laptop & Wall Decor - Vakseen Art
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Gee GOSH!! - FOBP - Black Mickey Mouse portrait art - Custom Art Stickers for Laptop & Wall Decor - Vakseen Art

$7 $10
UHHHH - FOBP - Beavis & Butthead 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

UHHHH - FOBP - Beavis & Butthead 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

$5
Patrick What Am I?! - Spongebob Squarepants - FOBP 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

Patrick What Am I?! - Spongebob Squarepants - FOBP 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

$5
P-P-Please! - Roger & Jessica Rabbit - FOBP 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

P-P-Please! - Roger & Jessica Rabbit - FOBP 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

$5
I Don't Know, Tommy - Rugrats - FOBP 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

I Don't Know, Tommy - Rugrats - FOBP 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

$5
Great Caesar's Ghost! - Superman - FOBP 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

Great Caesar's Ghost! - Superman - FOBP 3" buttons - Custom Pop Art Buttons for Fashion Apparel

$5
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