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"
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
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.
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
Through doing away with outdated ideas of focus and shamelessly allowing conversation about work, politics, and personal life, fantasy to go on simultaneously.
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.
MINT Gallery Atlanta, United States
Photographs: Charlotte Watts
2020
