Mickalene Thomas's Afro Goddess Looking Forward Wall Hanging Skateboard

This triptych by Mickalene THOMAS presents a collage of textures and mixed materials. Its main focus point is a woman, posing proudly and with grace. Her eyes are replaced by what appears to be a magazine cutout, while her attire blends in with the patterns and textures of the vibrant background. 

For 20 years, THOMAS has been celebrating the power of the Female gaze. Her practice explores femininity, race, culture, sexuality and beauty, through artworks which empower and offer new avenues for representation.

• Each deck measures approx. 31x8in (80x20cm)
  Made of 7 ply Grade A Canadian Maple wood
  1 Easyfix wall mount included per deck

Mickalene Thomas is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist whose work has yielded instantly recognizable and widely celebrated aesthetic languages within contemporary visual culture. She is known for her elaborate portraits of Black women composed of rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel. Not only do her masterful mixed-media paintings, photographs, films and installations command space, they occupy eloquently while dissecting the intersecting complexities of black and female identity within the Western canon.