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Omari Booker Art

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Omari Booker, visual artist based in Los Angeles, CA and Nashville, TN, began his journey as an artist his senior year of high school at Montgomery Bell Academy. While attending Belmont University, Omari studied Mathematics and other more traditional curricula before he finally focused on studio art and graphic design. He later earned his B.S. in Graphic Design from Tennessee State University. Oil paintings are Omari’s predominant medium, but mixed media including charcoal, ink, and found objects are essential building blocks of his work, and are used to create finished pieces. Large scale work has been a constant creative outlet for Omari, and murals have also become a consistent part of his creative practice. Omari takes a process-oriented approach to his art, embracing it as a therapeutic modality through which he is able to express his passion for the freedom and independence that the creative process allows him to experience. His art is his personal therapy, and his desire is that those viewing it will have personal experiences of catharsis. The philosophy that undergirds Omari’s work is FREEDOM THROUGH ART and he aspires to create work that communicates to his audience their unique and intrinsic ability to be free.
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Artist: Omari Booker
RED LINE - Political, pink, brown, Oil and Razor Wire on Wood - Red Line Series
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Red Line" is one of eight pieces in Nashville based artist Omari Booker's series for his solo show “Red Line” at Channel to Channel. Booker’s new series of work is centered around...
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2010s Contemporary Omari Booker Art

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Steel

GREEN LINE - Pink, Brown, Oil and Razor Wire on Panel - Red Line Series
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Green Line" is one of eight pieces in Nashville based artist Omari Booker's series for his solo show “Red Line” at Channel to Channel. Booker’s new series of work is centered arou...
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2010s Contemporary Omari Booker Art

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Steel

ESSENTIAL - Oil Painting of an Essential Worker Dishwasher Named Raymundo
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Raymundo was a dishwasher in a number of Hillsboro Village restaurants. I chose to highlight him because he is one of those overlooked essential workers...
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2010s Contemporary Omari Booker Art

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Oil, Panel

TAKE ME TO THE WATER
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
TAKE ME TO THE WATER is inspired by a Lorna Simpson photograph. There is literal water in the photograph, and piece also speaks to the cultural nourishment that the father is provid...
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2010s Contemporary Omari Booker Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

LOVE, ME - Figurative Painting on Brown Fabric
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting by Omari Booker depicts himself and his sister when they were children. Originally painted as a study for a mural in Nashville, Tennessee, Booker reworked this very personal piece to stand alone. On the left side of this painting, Omari's sister sits in a pink and white polk-a-dot dress with a bow in her hair. She looks lovingly at her brother to the right, who is wearing a black and white button-up. The artist recalled that his mother made those outfits by hand, and he alludes to the special nature of textiles in his history by utilizing found fabric rather than a canvas as his medium. Omari Booker, a Nashville native, began his journey in the visual arts at Montgomery Bell Academy. Since then, he has studied and displayed his work at multiple institutions including Belmont University, Middle Tennessee State...
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2010s Contemporary Omari Booker Art

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Oil

LA MAQUINA - Portrait Painting of Conway the Machine, Rapper, Gold, Black
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting is a portrait of the rapper, Conway The Machine. Rendered on Gold found fabric, Conway is centered in the composition, meeting the vie...
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2010s Contemporary Omari Booker Art

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Fabric, Oil

BLACK BOY FLY - Portrait of young boy with pregnant mother on purple fabric
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
The artist created this portrait of a pregnant woman carrying her child on her back while visiting California. The painting is rendered on top of a floral ...
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2010s Contemporary Omari Booker Art

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Fabric, Oil

PALOMA - Figurative oil painting on floral fabric, December 2020 Vogue Cover
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
PALOMA by Omari Booker was inspired by the December 2020 Vogue cover featuring Paloma Elsesser. The model was styled by Booker's cousin for the shoot, ...
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2010s Contemporary Omari Booker Art

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Fabric, Oil

REBEL - contemporary political oil painting on wood, razor wire, brown, pink red
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Rebel" is one of eight pieces in Nashville based artist Omari Booker's series for his solo show “Red Line” at Channel to Channel. Booker’s new series of work is centered around th...
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2010s Omari Booker Art

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Wood, Oil

REDSKIN - contemporary political painting, pink, red razor wire, native chief
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
REDSKIN is one of eight pieces in Nashville based artist Omari Booker's series for his solo show “Red Line” at Channel to Channel. Booker’s new series of work is centered around the...
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2010s Contemporary Omari Booker Art

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Enamel, Steel

RED LINE NO. 2 - Abstract political painting, oil and razor wire on wood- pink
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Red Line" is one of eight pieces in Nashville based artist Omari Booker's series for his solo show “Red Line” at Channel to Channel. Booker’s new series of work is centered around...
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2010s Omari Booker Art

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Steel

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FOR KOBE - Kobe Bryant & Lebron James Embrace Oil Painting on Purple Fabric
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Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Lebron James and the Lakers won a NBA Championship the year after Laker Legend Kobe Bryant tragically passed. The title was definitely “For Kobe”.
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HIS FLOWERS - Portrait Painting on Fabric, Pink, Blue, Floral
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Store Bay - Family Portrait in The Water, Oil Paint on Floral Fabric, Blue
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Wendy - oil and razor wire on wood, contemporary political, pink, brown, red
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Hip Hop Saved Me
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