Artist & Designer Norman Teague on the Making of Cool

Visions of Visionaries

Earlier this year, Chicago-based artist, furniture designer, and educator Norman Teague officially opened his exhibition, “A Love Supreme” at Elmhurst Art Museum. Inspired by the album of the same name by the legendary musician John Coltrane, the exhibit explores the influence of “improvisational jazz and unapologetic black aesthetics” on creatives of color.

Teague is no stranger to championing the black and brown communities. In our exclusive conversation, he tells Globetrotter's Kennedy Ashinze that “black people are the coolest motherfuckers on the planet.” Teague, himself a purveyor of cool, looks to translate it to his creations. “Can I communicate that? Can I communicate that through graphic design and things of that nature where we all understand?” he says. “How can I relate, like, a language through objects? And I think this is what I found to be a great avenue for me.”

Listen to our full convo here!

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