Studios > Kevin Darmanie
Kevin Darmanie, born in Trinidad, is a longtime Newark resident who makes paintings, prints, and comics. He was the co-curator of 2006's Black Rock. During his residency Darmanie has created a series of oversize comic pages that each functions independently but can be read as part of an ongoing narrative. The series features an alter ego, Kedar, in a minutely observed city not dissimilar to Newark, caught between neglect and gentrification.
Darmanie has also continued to work on a series of paintings of varying scale, based on features of his own body. The series is suggestive of the contribution of historical lineage, as well as the idiosyncrasies of personal appearance, to an ongoing identity.
Darmanie's original silkcreened shirts will be available soon online and at the gallery.
WE ARE NEW NO. 01 from LE ARSENAL AV on Vimeo.
