This is an original art piece, by the artist, that will be displayed at the USTA’s Be Open - Open Canvas Original Art Exhibit at the 2021 US Open. This exhibit features diverse and under-represented artists who have created artwork that reflects their unique experiences and will be displayed during the two weeks of the event outside of Arthur Ashe stadium, to get people talking and thinking about the issues.
“Jamaal Lamaaj reaches to restore what we hand over to the next generation in mind body and spirit. A quest for truth to build on for a brighter future of Love Peace and Prosperity.”….Jamaal Lamaaj
The USTA Foundation Incorporated is donating 50% of the net proceeds from the auctioning of this item to Black Millennials For Flint, in honor of the artist.
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Artist: Jamaal Lamaaj
Title: Make the World Whole Again
Year created: 2021
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Height (framed, inches): 87
Width (framed, inches): 87
Depth (framed, inches): 1.5
Signed by the artist
Signed Area: front
Description of piece:
This piece will be on an artex canvas and when unwrapped is 7’3” x 7’3”. The canvas is stretched and wrapped over a natural wood frame. The frame sits 1.5” off the wall so of the 3” overhang, only 1.5” will be visible along the perimeter of the frame, and the remaining, outermost 1.5” will be stapled down and only visible from the back.
Artist bio:
Here’s a multi-gifted artist who fuses realistic and abstract techniques to create works of art that are not only inspirational but mind altering. Using Computer graphics, Barbering, Canvas and Wall murals Jamaal Lamaaj (Jamaal Newman) has tapped into fine art giving a visual response to many questions of who he is and how he thinks. Jamaal’s emerging talents in the arts has led him to connect and enlighten countless individuals’ lives with art. Barber by trade he uses the science of technical drawing and shading to groom his clients of all kinds to look and feel picture perfect! His work has reached the eyes of the city at the Washington auto show, Revival DC, working alongside P.A.I.N.T. institute, With Great Care, Taught visual art at Archbishop Carroll High School and starting his family owned brand “LIVE ON PURPOSE”. Jamaal is on a mission to create a generational chain of inspiration in every aspect of his life.