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Saint Kitts and Nevis

InFocus: Blurring the lines between pop culture and fine art with Hasani Claxton

Kimberley Demagny
21 January 2022

Hasani Claxton is an artist, educator, and author, from St. Kitts, West Indies, based in Maryland. His work is concerned with subcultures that defy popular conceptions of Blackness: Black nerds, punk rockers, bohemians, among others. 

Between realism and surrealism, between popular culture and fine art, he usually says that « Each work presents a crossover of ideas, affirming that culture is itself an infinitely malleable medium. ». His artworks have been exhibited in the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean, including the National Gallery of Jamaica.

Side Saddle
30″ X 40″ Oils on Canvas
Knights of the Savanna
30″ X 40″ Oils on Linen
  • Watch Your Back
    24″x30″, Oil on canvas.
  • Equus
    18″ X 24″, Oils on Canvas
Dancing with the Ancestors
48″x60″, oils on canvas.

“My paintings and sculptures highlight the individuality of Black people — a luxury often denied to us in Western society. ”

– Hasani Claxton (artist statement)
The Apocalyptic One
30″ X 60″, Oils on Canvas
  • The Doorman
    24″ X 48″, Oils on Canvas
  • Kadira
    18″ X 24″ Oils on Canvas
  • Scar Tissue
    24″ X 30″, Oils on Canvas
Amelia in Red
24″ X 30″ Oils on Canvas
Deface Appeal
Sculpey & Acrylics

“Similarly, my work disregards cultural expectations, finding inspiration in Japanese anime and manga, as well as American comics. I merge the eccentric visual language of these mediums with realist painting and sculpture, thus blurring the lines between realism and surrealism, between popular culture and fine art. “

– Hasani Claxton (artist statement)
So Many Tears
6.5″ X 8.5″ X 2.5″ Silicone, Resin, Human & Synthetic Hair
  • Buggin’ Out
  • Angry Black Woman / A Right to be Hostile
Silicone, Resin, Porcelain, Human & Synthetic Hair
  • How Not To Get Your @$$ Kicked by the Police: No.3
    No Eye Contact
  • How Not To Get Your @$$ Kicked by the Police: No.2 No Hoodies, No Tank Tops, No T-shirts, No Polo Shirts, No Cardigans… No Clothes
Oils & Acrylics on Canvas

Inspired by his two amazing daughters, Hasani Claxton writes Middle Grade Fantasy and  Science-Fiction filled with Black Girl Magic. His current project is all about the trials and tribulations of Aziza (African Fairies). He is represented by Linda Epstein of the Emerald City Literary Agency.

Follow Hasani on social media >

✽ Instagram

✽ Website

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    Jose Uribe
    23/01/2022 Reply

    Would like to get a catalog of all your portraits interested in purchasing one.

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