Brian Fraser for #mademanifest

On Black Art:

”Black art is reality, our reality. For me, there are things that people do from a technical perspective but there are also spirits and feelings and soul and things we feel in our every day lives That comes through these mediums. For me, black art means this is our reality, and this is our depiction of that reality in whatever form.”

On Creation:

“I create because I want to capture that reality. I want to capture my reality as it stands. I think its always been [about] sharing my vision, but I create because of the connection that I get when I am creating, with whatever those are. Whether its the people, whether its other things that beyond my control, there’s a deeper connection of what it means [to create]. What it means to create is something I have battled with with versus consumption. We consume all the time and for me that creation does make me feel like there is some kind of purpose out there. I create because of that feeling of being purposeful in life. Of giving back to all the things I am consuming. For me, creating those realities, creating those visions do make me feel whole. I feel like im giving something back. Something to whatever is going on here, creating makes me feel that. ”