| In Love |
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As with other Cozart images In Love is a visual story of an experience or perception of a given situation. This one is a pastel creation of a young couple whose faces reflect strong emotional ties to each other. Bold flashes of brilliant color against a dark background lend atmosphere and add to the warmth between the two.
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| Little Girl With Braids |
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Perhaps it was the family stories that were passed
on to me that motivated me to create Little Girl With
Braids which bears a strong resemblance to several
of my adorable grand nieces. Over the years, often
when I was unaware, this face has repeatedly surfaced
in my work. Judging from stories that my mother told
of her own childhood, this endearing face reflects
a strong resemblance to how I imagined that my mother
looked as a little girl. The child's hair has been
combed, braided and sculpted to frame her
face...
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| Naming Day |
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Whether it is called "stepping into a new world," "the Christening," or by another phrase, the naming of a child is an important matter. For many societies, the name bestowed upon a baby will affect how he or she is viewed within the community, and help determine the person the child becomes. There are groups who wait seven days to name a girl and nine days to name a boy. In the case of twins where there is a boy and girl, they would be named on the eighth day. I have witnessed African American, Ashanti, and Yoruba naming day ceremonies.
This work is a reflection of those events. The painting is rendered in an impressionistic manner.
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| Old Man's Meditation |
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Over the years, memories and experiences
have inspired much of the artwork that I have done.
Some were happy, while others were not. A fond memory
inspired this painting many years after the death
of the subject. This is a painting of my paternal
grandfather who owned the farm where my parents lived.
Our house was a short distance from his and for several
years,” the only water well on the “place”,
as we called the farm, was at Grandpa’s house.
Grandmother had died before I was born. Grandpa kept
a tin box with lots of individually wrapped pieces
of candy called Uncle Sam’s Kisses with which
he rewarded his grandchildren for small jobs that
they did such as drawing water for him or sweeping
the kitchen floor...
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| Spirits From An Open Calabash |
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The inspiration for
the painting came from being academically associated
with African art as a museum docent and storyteller
of the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. This
image is a symbolic rendition of ethnographic accounts
of world views and cultural traditions of some West
African societies. It is a composite of images and
stories and is not intended to represent a single
group. Any resemblance to a particular cultural group
is purely coincidental. The foundation for the painting
is steeped in the philosophy of man living in a spirit-filled
world in which forces, both benevolent and malevolent
move among us...
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