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Tyrone Geter
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Tyrone Geter commented on Edwin Boone's group Realism in Black Art
"I like the name change but I love the ideas behind it."
Tyrone Geter commented on Edwin Boone's group Realism in Black Art
"Some older works of Malcolm over the years. Not the best images but I just wanted to get in touch with Malcolm again.
The Contemplation of X | Charcoal on paper
The Confrontation Of X | Charcoal
The Resurrection of X | Charcoal
The…"
Tyrone Geter commented on Edwin Boone's group Realism in Black Art
"An older work | Harmattan | Pastels | 24" X 48"
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Tyrone Geter commented on Edwin Boone's group Realism in Black Art
"Hi Dareece,
I am a great admirer of your work. I am an artist who loves to draw above all else. Whereas, life and time has taught me to use most materials, charcoal is my first love. You must know too, that working with charcoal gives one such…"
Tyrone Geter commented on Edwin Boone's group Realism in Black Art
"Thanks Edwin.
I truly respect your opinion."
Tyrone Geter commented on Edwin Boone's group Realism in Black Art
"Father Of Our Fathers
Oil on board | Found Objects | Glass bottle | Household Cleaning Supplies| 36" x 7'
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Tyrone Geter commented on Edwin Boone's group Realism in Black Art
"Very nicely done. He who can painted nude figure, can paint anything. You are one of those people. I enjoy your work as always.
Tyrone"
alenkhe iluobesian lawrence commented on Tyrone Geter's photo
Young Boy With Calabash
" i would have love to think that u are an african by county,because african concepts ae of very great intrests to the outside world,most especiall the aspect of culture.i also like your use of the blueish scheme…"
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| Affiliation | Hikima Creations |
| http://www.tyronegeter.com |
| Biography | I have no idea when I discovered art or if it was art that discovered me. I grew up in Anniston, AL a place where finishing high school was in some circles considered the epitome of higher education. My first art contact was with a childhood friend of my aunt who was attending Miles College majoring in Art Education. I never actually witnessed her drawing or painting for that matter. What impressed me was the idea that she was an actual college student. At the time, my aunt was the first in the family to attend college. My first experience with art was my sister seated at the kitchen table drawing from a comic book page that said “Draw Me and Win a Scholarship,” She never won the scholarship but that image was forever emblazoned in my head. I would be an artist. As a man, an artist, a husband, and a father, I have searched my soul for answers to the question: “Why this path for my life and my family? Why is this the way I must leave my mark on the world?” I have tried to get to the bottom of this obsessive need to create images and stories and display them to others. Is it ego? Loneliness? Fear? A desire for greatness? It is a difficult question that cannot ever be fully understood or explained. Simply put, like all human beings, I have an overwhelming need to communicate and connect with others. Unlike most, I create pictures. My mother, like many parents before her moved us north to Dayton, OH where I graduated from Roosevelt High School as “The Most Outstanding Artist of The Year.” My life was happening in tunnel vision, and I was headed straight for a head on collision with the Ohio University Art Department. It was the best and most important time of my life. I have been learning my craft ever since. I left Ohio University in 1976 armed with my Masters of Fine Arts and the ego of the innocent kid who believed in his own press clippings, which at the time I did not have. I calculated a year perhaps two before the world of art would recognize my greatness and come calling. After graduation I moved from Ohio to Boston, MA where the reality of what artists face in trying to grab a small corner of success became painfully apparent. Thousands of artists lived and worked in Boston. At the time, I could have easily been one of the worst artists in Boston. I had received my wake up call and it was neither quiet nor gentle. I spent the next five years in the studio working and learning. One wonderful thing did happen to me during that time. I got married to the most wonderful woman whose support, encouragement and spirit kept me plowing forward during the hard times of doubt and insecurity. My wife and I moved from Boston to Zaria, Nigeria in 1979. I did not know it at the time but I would live and work there for the next seven years. I spent most of my time either drawing or painting in the villages or learning the culture of the nomadic Fulani tribesman. The first year I created almost one hundred drawings. Learning to understand the nature of life in a society where life was nature and sometimes both hard and cruel was a lesson in the creative process that no art school would ever teach me. Those seven years proved to be the most important influence in my life and my art. We returned to the United States in 1987, where I would teach art at the University of Akron for the next ten years. At the University of Akron while learning to teach others, I learned to push my art and myself to a whole new level. My next and present stop is Benedict College where I currently teach drawing, painting and run the art gallery. In my art career, a career that became my life, I have had the pleasure of illustrating ten children’s books and numerous spreads and book covers. During the many presentations that I have made over the years, I have tried to get to the bottom where this compulsion to create originates. Decades later I am still at a loss for answers. Perhaps art is my way of searching for the questions that plague us all, from complex questions like fixing global warming and mending race relations down to the simpler ones like: what is the best wine and where do I find it and if found, can I afford it? |
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Comment Wall (13 comments)
- At 9:11am on March 9, 2012,
Jordan Clarke said… Hi Tyrone,
Thanks for accepting my friend request. Your work has so much depth and meaning! I really like how you are using the oils - the paint brings your subject matter to life. Thank you for the critique of my work, I didn't take it personally at all! Being an artist is constant learning.
After checking out your website I feel really inspired!
Jordan
- At 10:36am on January 2, 2012,
Marcella Hayes Muhammad said… Wonderful work and so many stories to tell.
- At 11:13pm on January 1, 2012,
Edwin Boone said… - Could this art be yours: http://blackartinamerica.com/forum/topics/tyrone-geter-drawing-info
- At 1:15am on October 10, 2011,
J. W. Ford said… You sho have captured the glory of up yonder in your new pieces with your glorious depiction of the grandeur! Love your colors and your clouds.
Jay
- At 12:56am on August 4, 2011,
Realism in Black Art said… - Thank you for joining our group.
- At 10:57pm on July 21, 2011,
Dayo Laoye said… - Their infos are ,Patrick Woodtor,FOUNDER,AFRICA INTERNATIONAL HOUSE,CHICAGO(Center for Contemporary African Art & Culture)-773 469 0781. Ken Simmons,Curator,ETA Creative Arts Foundation,Chicago-773 573 0691.They are expecting your call!
- At 1:54pm on July 21, 2011, Dayo Laoye said…
- Mr Geter,Hi! Hope you received the e mail i sent you.Patrick Woodtor and Ken Simmons are expecting your call.As ALWAYS,I'M ENJOYING YOUR NEW WORK!
- At 10:11am on July 20, 2011, J. W. Ford said…
You know I love your work. In NYC I have been to some great shows at RFA Renaissance Fine Art, Strivers Garden Gallery both in Harlem and Kenkeleba downtown Manhattan. I am not sure about their exhibition ageements. Google them to get in touch. I think they would love your work but of course I am prejudiced.
- At 2:21am on June 18, 2011,
Deborah M Pittman said… Thanks,
sorry for the delay in responding, Ive been out of town tending a workshop where I learned lots of new firing techniques. I hope to post new photos this weekend.
- At 8:57am on May 29, 2011,
Jan Peters said… Fabulous body of work!
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