Afrocentric Keyy’s mission is to bring awareness to the ecological and social impact of material use and representation in visual arts. By re-purposing wood materials I am able to turn “trash into treasure” creating distinctive Black portraits fused with animal and floral counterparts, generating a two-way engagement of visual interaction and telling stories of Black women. Bringing together the unique qualities of working on a wood canvas that had its own story and breathing life into it again creating a new evolved story to preserve. Each painting opens a space to ignite emotions and start conversations around art and the visual representation of those from the African, African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latino diasporas.
