BETYE SAAR
Hoo Doo #18
Date: 1992
Dimensions: 9.5” x 7.5”
Medium: Mixed media
Condition: Overall very good
Provenance:
– Janice and Richard Baum, Los Angeles, CA
–Trotta-Bono, Los Angeles, CA
Notes: Spirituality, Mysticism, Race, Politics, Society… Beyte Saar is bold. Her artwork has a vivifying quality and the underlying messages typically possess significant depth. HooDoo references the varied spiritual practices, traditions and beliefs that were created by enslaved Africans in the United States from various traditional African spiritualities, religions and indigenous botanical knowledge. HooDoo #18 is a visually complex and rare artwork from this exciting series and period for the artist.