OCC art professor has work displayed in Paris

An Oakland Neighborhood School school member continues to make a mark within the artwork world.

Tylonn Sawyer had two items in artwork exhibits this fall, ART Basel Paris and Palais de Tokyo, in addition to trend journal W.

Artwork Basel is a worldwide collection of artwork platforms connecting collectors, galleries and artists, whereas Palais de Tokyo (Tokyo Palace) hosts up to date artwork exhibitions as a part of Paris Artwork Week. That is the second 12 months in a row that Sawyer has exhibited in Paris.

His items had been chosen to signify Detroit artists by the Detroit-based cultural group Salonnière.

Sawyers’ 28″ x 24″ oil on paper, “The King James Model,” on view at ART Basel Paris, depicts a younger black man holding an American flag.

On the Palais de Tokyo, his 2.5 x 1.8 meter charcoal, pastel and glitter on paper, ‘Black Man on Horse Bayard’, exhibits a black man in a white driving go well with on a black horse.

“That is the second 12 months that Salonierre has sponsored my journey to Paris to exhibit my work. I’m very grateful for the chance to take part in Paris Week with different artists and curators from the Detroit space,” mentioned Sawyer.

His artwork was additionally highlighted in “W” journal’s function, “How Two New Artwork Exhibitions Spotlight Black Queer Historical past.” The journal showcased his lavender pencil on 180 x 120 cm paper, ‘Strata Drawing 4: Cake Stroll’.

Sawyer has been educating artwork at OCC since 2016, protecting all ranges of drawing and oil portray.

He has additionally created public murals and collaborative initiatives for organizations corresponding to Quicken Loans Company, Market Worldwide Pageant at Japanese Market, Detroit’s Museum of Modern Artwork, and The Detroit Institute of Arts.

“I like to show artwork college students as in the event that they’ve by no means seen a pencil earlier than,” Sawyer says. “As soon as a pupil has realized foundational abilities, we work to search out methods to make use of these abilities to manifest what she or he perceives or imagines.”