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Bernard Collins - Renaissance Man - 003
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Bernard is a proud South Philadelphia native who now resides in my hometown of Lawnside, NJ, a historic place in South Jersey connected to the Underground Railroad that became the only antebellum, Black community in NJ founded and incorporated by Black folk prior to desegregation in the United States. And it is important to note that as Lawnside was once well known for the kind of culture that Bernard honors through his creative energy.
Bernard is a visual artist, poet, lyricist, muralist and educator who has shared his art across New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. A figurative artist, I am always drawn in by Bernard’s portrait work which to me is beyond amazing as his use of color and his command of composition are masterful.
Bernard has this to say about his fine art, "My paintings are a reflection of my desire to understand the human body and soul. As an African American artist, I have had to balance my educational background which has been firmly grounded in European (traditional) techniques such as glazing, under-painting etc. and my desire to capture the liveliness and innovativeness that is present in African American culture.”
Bernard and I have been friends and contemporaries for close to 30 years now and I consider him one of the greatest creatives of my generation.
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