Combining pointillism, abstract expressionism, and mosaic painting, Alma Thomas's vibrancy exudes through the scenes and images displayed throughout her work. Gaining attention for her art much later in life than most, she was the first African American woman to have a solo exhibition during 1972 at the Whitney Museum in New York City. Though she earned her BS in Fine Arts from Howard University in 1921 (making her one of the first graduates of the university's Fine Art program), she was not recognized as a fine artist until she had retired from her work as a public school teacher in 1960. During her career as a teacher, she created a community arts program alongside fellow painter Malika Roberts which encouraged their students' appreciation...
Beginning her career as a performance artist, Los Angeles-based artist Math Bass notable style finds expression through a handful of mediums spanning painting, sculpture, sound, and video. She completed her B.A. from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA in 2003 and finished her graduate studies at USC in 2011. Bass's painting styles have been critically noted as appearing as if they conduct a narrative within a foreign, symbolized font. Minimal and crisp contrasts between the geometric objects and beige backgrounds on each canvas invoke an otherworldly experience for the viewer, as the everyday objects like cigarettes are laid out in a surrealist fashion. Before Bass's paintings received attention from notable institutions like the Hammer Museum, she was an active performance...
While first rejected by many critics for her conventional beauty, New York born-and-bred artist Hannah Wilke broke many boundaries for contemporary artists throughout the 1970s. Read the full journal here.
Sugar Candy Mountain is proud to be known for our ethics within the fashion industry and the efforts we make to help Fashion become less wasteful. We like to think of our customers as environmentally-mindful women, and in today's political climate it is imperative to stay aware of the ever-changing chaos in Washington. Aside from the present Midterm Election, one of the most interesting current events is surrounding Juliana v. The United States. For those who don't recognize the court case, a grassroots organization of American teenagers called Our Children's Trust is suing the United States government for neglecting the science that has been laid out to them over the years, leaving an insecure future for the coming generations. Originally filed...
Instead of shining light on the legacy of a late femme artist, this time we decided to highlight the roots of activist/lawyer Kathleen Cleaver's continuous mission and work. The lines between fashion icon and political icon are blurred for Kathleen due to combined beauty & brains paired with the hip style she possessed throughout the 60s-70s. Cleaver's activist work with the Black Panther Party came to fruition after she met Eldridge Cleaver in 1967. He convinced her to leave New York's branch of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and relocate to Oakland, CA, becoming the first female member of the Panther's committee. Though the position given to her was monumental in regard to political gender standards, Cleaver still dealt with a handful...
