MADAI TAYLOR ART – FINE ARTIST, VISIONARY

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"The ropes of Taylor’s Bondage hang as witnesses to the commodification of African Americans in the past and the continuity of constraints in labor and life beyond."
Dr. Kelly Houston JonesAssistant Professor of History at Arkansas Tech University

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"His work is a poetic engagement with spirit and matter. He transforms the medium to express the sense of his own existence and the strength and fragility of the human spirit."
Ms. Jessica RoweDirector Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation Des Moines, IA

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"The spontaneity or the impression of spontaneity, that characterizes many of these expressionistic works veil their visual and conceptual rigor."
Ms. Jessica RoweDirector Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation Des Moines, IA

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“His use of line is emotive and shows a fluidity gained from a lengthy practice of painting. With confidence and bravado, he takes the notion of mood and elevates it to the point of refined visual harmony."
Ms. Jessica RoweDirector Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation Des Moines, IA

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"Taylor’s art confronts topics that are disturbing, universal, and thought provoking. As a “native son” of Arkansas, his take on a brutal history is particularly riveting: his focus is
not on the far-removed— his artwork addresses issues that are literally
close to home."
Dr. Rachel M. MillerExecutive Director and Interim Curator, The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas

Meet The Artist

Madai Taylor is a fine artist whose work explores the fundamental, enigmatic themes of humanity. Madai Taylor’s work is purposeful and deep to evoke connections where human rights meet global themes.

A Call to our Roots

Despite our experience here, Madai calls to attention the purity of the soil, a metaphor for how we were intended to remain. It harkens us back to our foundations, our roots. Then nourishment, growth, and stability.