Instagram’s @design on Instagram: "🖌️ Bridging old-world techniques with new-school flair, artist @safeyah (Safeyah) is all about juxtaposition. For each of her signature pieces, Safeyah spends weeks studying the techniques of a fine art master and painting a replica of a classic painting — like Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus — before carefully spray painting the piece with a bold graffiti outline. As a self-taught artist, Safeyah is no stranger to learning new mediums as she pushes her work f

Barack Obama on Instagram: "@TheasterGates is a talented, Chicago-based artist who fuses archival photos of Black life with everyday materials. Michelle and I are so excited that Theaster has created a new piece for the Obama Presidential Center that will highlight the contributions of Black women to the political and social landscape of America."