Title of the work: “A Sinners Blues”

Date of creation: 03/2025 - 04/2025

Size: 36 x 48” original

Medium/Materials: Acrylic, Oil, Poly Varnish | Level III Gallery Wrapped Canvas

The Series:

Inspired by @sinnersthemovie 🎥 , and this collection explores the places our sins can take us. An ode to the power and poise of unity in black and brown culture, Vi strives to transmute generational trauma through healing expression in art.

Artist Statement:

This painting is the first volume of my series (Bourne Sinners) that explores the blues of being brown in America. 🇺🇸 🇵🇭

Inspired by @sinnersmovie, this painting of @_milescaton_ pays homage to black and brown culture. Each painting is an interpretive piece from still shots of the movie trailers. Reminiscent of the works of Eric Barnes (Sugar Shack artist), this series is meant to engage the cultural memory bank of the Old South as told BY us FOR us.

Past Exhibitions:

New Haven City Hall Fashion Show (CT) - 04.19.2025

The Mazeum Experience (MD) - 06.19 - 07.08.2025

Paint + Debate (DC) - 07.12.2025

The Juke Joint: A Velvet Vice Soirée (DC) - 07.19.2025

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