A "Colored People" Exhibit will be a part of Brooklyn's SONYA Studio Stroll in May, 2006

"The Interpretation of Black of Hanson Brown" will be participating in the 7th Annual SONYA (South Of the Navy Yard Artists) Studio Stroll, May 20-21, 2006 Noon-6PM

(PRWEB) May 3, 2006 -- “The Interpretation of Black of Hanson Brown," A Dual Media Exhibit of Sight and Sound will be a participating venue of the 7th Annual SONYA Studio Stroll, listed as location #29, 4B Gallery 478 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 to be held Saturday and Sunday May 20-21 Noon - 6PM

Not an ordinary exhibit, but a true elevation. Viewers leave excited because they have used something more than sight, there is the introduction of audio, creating a new elemental experience. The two combined together forge the true conceptual experience and then…they ask you to use your mind.

“The color and the culture of Black in historical and current popular American society take on many inspirational forms”.

In September 2005, the dual media exhibit of "Interpretation of Black of Hanson Brown" debuted in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Bombarded by the need to see more, there was an insistence that the exhibit go on the road. They have just returned from a successful show in Atlanta, GA and they are getting ready for their International debut in Berlin, Germany, September 2006.

This wonderful exhibit is the collaboration of the artist, D. Lammie-Hanson and Sound Designer, Stanley Brown. These two Black-American artists both from Brooklyn, NY have come together to collaborate on this theory with visual and sound design of what Black means to them and the communities that they live in.

D. Lammie-Hanson, a multi-faceted self-taught artist, concentrates on the visual dynamics and nuances within predominantly African-American communities by race, internal cultural differences, individual strife and the spiritual.” If I wasn't born a Black woman… would I like the person I would have been?" And I answered, "Probably not". I love and relish being a Black woman …" "This show is a beautiful experience for the young, the old, Black, White Green..." Ms. Lammie-Hanson has a created the controversial painting of "The Sunday Dress" which depicts a little Black girl watching the women and men of the Ku Klux Klan dressed in their finest "Whites" getting ready to rally for a march. This little girl only has a level of curiosity that can only be seen in a child... without know the danger. In another piece, Lammie turns a novel into a painting. "The Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison inspired the “As He Dances". This painting shows a Black man dancing and as the light changes... so does he. The more light the less you see him. The less light the more he shines.

The Sound Designer, Stanley N. Brown, has always been inspired by the state of the world, particularly the state of urban Black neighborhoods. Brown who is the co-founder/guitarist for the hardcore powerfunk band D-XTREME, believes in the promise and future of Black-America. Brown believes "... as artists we are filters. We experience life, process it, and then repackage the experience for the end user via our selected medium." "I feel that the audio reflects my life experience as a Black American artist". During the show, the visitor will hear 24 songs created particularly for this show. Titles of the songs relate to the Black experience. Some titles are positive like the self realization song of "We who are Dark" or" Who is the Greatest American Negro?” or even "The Talented Tenth". Other titles have the negative like "Sambos, Coons, Pickininies..." or "The Four Little Girls"

Together they bring an interpretation of both community and culture through art and audio. As seen in their debut exhibit, conversation ran fast and furious amongst viewers. References to black historical quotes; “The Talented Tenth”, “Paper Bag Test” and “Wolf Pack” sparked discussions that left all thinking and on edge. But…with an overwhelming sense of excitement and the need to discover more.

"Interpretation of Black of Hanson Brown", the experience of what is Black, the color and culture, and then designing their own template into an exhibit as a Black celebration. This show is touring the world over and is broadening the senses and the mind.

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