Raqeebah Zaman

Blood Doilies, British Blooms, 2021 Two digitally painted doilies using a bright and medium toned red with blood dripping downwards over a photograph of a deli with a sign that reads "Queens Deli & Grocery". Three men are standing and talking in front of the deli as another man walks by. In the distance we see a sign that reads "Liberty Halal Meat Market". It is sunset and the sky is pinkish purple. Photographed on Liberty Avenue in South Richmond Hill, New York also known as Little Guyana.
Burning Ozone, 2021 Digitally painted deep and medium toned red skies over a photographed blue tinted buildings in New York City from a vantage point. Photographed at night time.
In Organic and Inorganic, 2021 Digitally painted sunny sky using light blues, light yellow, and oranges with visible brush strokes over a photograph of tall New York City buildings from a vantage point.
The Overseer as Protector of Property and Wealth, 2021 A photograph dated around 1900 by Julio Augusto Siza recreated with digital paint. Over 30 indentured servants toil over land in British Guiana as an overseers sits on a horse and another stands. Using digital paint sun rays are depicted using light yellow paint in side slanted lines. The overseers clothing is painted in blues and a dark yellow star to invoke similarities to American police clothing.
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