KENNETH D. RANDLE'S Slack Power

KENNETH D. RANDLE

Slack Power

mixed medium

60" x 48" x 2"

$18000

@kenneth.d.randle

I create in a world that often reduces experience to black and white, but my work insists on the complexity of light, color, and form as tools of representation. Influenced by a diverse study of painting, I use light as both a formal and metaphorical force. Rooted in personal experience, my work acknowledges the weight of darkness, yet chooses to confront it by becoming a beacon, illuminating urgency, presence, and possibility. My paintings act as a window into the African American historical narrative and the Black aesthetic, giving visibility to what is often unseen. Light becomes a means of identification, revealing invisible subject matter and layered histories. Each piece builds on the last, pushing me to explore how light can transform perception and deepen meaning. Through this, I invite viewers to reconsider what is seen, what is hidden, and what becomes possible when light leads.

This painting was in the August 1971 issue of Playboy. This is Cal West Wright, my father-in-law. This painting speaks to the exploitation of the black body in the 70's. But it also sheds light on his modeling career and all the doors he has opened for African American models today.

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