Caleb Jamel Brown at MINT

Caleb Jamel Brown’s November 2020 Leap Year solo exhibition titled "Praying for a Brick. Praying for Financial Stability. Praying for Diamonds. I'll take the Rain"

"Development Blankets" Close Up (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

Leap Year

Leap Year is MINT’s flagship program, having served 30 artists since 2011. Each year a selection panel of Atlanta arts leaders review applications submitted by over 75 visual artists from across the city. The panel selects five diverse, emerging artists from the Atlanta area to participate in the year-long fellowship program.

Shot of Installation Piece "Development Blankets" (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

Installation of upcycled vinyl, wood, and cloth.

The hand painting on these materials allows for a discussion of the material in relation to its original purpose and current purpose

"Blue Collar Inheritance" Close Up (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

MINT provides artists with:

a dedicated studio space for one year; a two-week residency at The Hambidge Center; opportunities for public art and community engagement; complimentary memberships to C4 Atlanta, Atlanta Contemporary, and MOCA GA; studio visits with guest curators and critics; an established Atlanta-based artist to serve as a mentor; and a solo exhibition

"Mind_Matter ad_10am" (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

A wall-mounted collage on vinyl and tarp. Photographs and images are then painted over.

"To Survive, Know the Past. Let it Touch You"__ Earthseed (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

Leap Year

All artists who participate in our residency program are paid a cash stipend.

"Blue Collar Inheritance" and "Development Blankets" (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

Caleb Jamel Brown at his Leap Year Show at MINT (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

Caleb Jamel Brown

Through doing away with outdated ideas of focus and shamelessly allowing conversation about work, politics, and personal life, fantasy to go on simultaneously. 

"Blue Collar Inheritance" (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

As an Artist

Brown's work, intentionally vast in subject; challenges stigmas of mental health in black communities, perceived notions of labor & leisure, ancestral history and investigates the use of language as foundation for larger cultural narratives. 

Interactive Installation from Caleb Jamel Brown (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

In the Shower, a mashup of voices, construction, cars, and music plays alongside the water pouring.

"Diamond Piece" (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

This large scale collage piece was stretched like a canvas piece.

Caleb Jamel Brown says this piece is meant to elude to a flag. Bringing it back to his show wanting people to discuss politics and other topics.

Multilayered Installation "Development Balnkets" (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

View of the main installation from behind. You can see layering or vinyl and other commercial and construction fabrics

Hidden Objects at Caleb Jamel Brown's Exhibition at MINT (2020-10-17/2020-11-28) by Caleb Jamel BrownMINT

Initially used to hide audio equipment, the angel became a little surprise guests enjoyed finding.

Credits: Story

MINT Gallery Atlanta, United States

Photographs: Charlotte Watts

2020

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