VISUAL ARTIST S.DOT.SLAUGHTER PRESENTS: SOL•SKETCHES™

 

“A powerful amalgam of urban culture, political propaganda and comic books, SOL•SKETCHES™ isn’t something you can spoon-feed to the masses and yet it’s attractive enough to adorn your walls. Go get your mind turned upside down.”

- Jarret Keene CityLife A&E Magazine

Las Vegas, Nevada USA

 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

 

SOL•SKETCHES™ Owner & Visual Artist Stanley Slaughter Jr (s.dot.slaughter) was born in Detroit, Michigan. His Visual Artwork is influenced by his two passions – Music and cultural enlightenment through the arts. In 1980, responding to a “Call For Young Artists,” s.dot.slaughter received his first scholarship from the Wayne State University: Center for Creative Studies (CCS) located in Detroit, Michigan. An analysis of Art History and Artistic Theory shaped the young artist’s understanding of form, color and individual expressionism.

 

In 1986, s.dot.slaughter received a second scholarship to attend the prestigious Parsons School of Art & Design (formerly Otis-Parsons) located in Los Angeles, California. While attending both CCS and Parsons, s.dot.slaughter began to formulate his unique style and understanding of his soul. Currently, SOL•SKETCHES™ artwork is widely published and distributed throughout the United States and International venues attracting admiration from fellow artists and collectors alike.

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

 

The latest visual works from s.dot.slaughter represent a continued fascination with urban culture, political propaganda and social commentary. As with his previous visual works, SOL•SKETCHES™ imagery exhibit an engagement with pattern and color – which evoke a sense of balance and complexity, contemplation and playfulness. As both a scholar and visual artist, s.dot is emotionally and spiritually inspired by his diverse musical appreciation, love for Hip-Hop culture and illumination through art and design. As an accomplished Visual Artist, s.dot.slaughter has rendered artwork in various mediums including pen & ink, acrylic, glass, acetate cells, digital | computer-generated and wearable works.

 

EXHIBITIONS:

 

2007

 

• West Las Vegas Arts Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

• Rejavanate Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

• Cloth & Canvas Boutique, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

2008

 

• The Box Office, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

2009

 

• Artapalooza, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

2010

 

• Gypsy Den, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

• The Place Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

• University of Las Vegas (UNLV), Las Vegas, Nevada

 

• Red Door NY Magazine, New York, New York

 

• Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York

 

• Deborah Ortego Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

2011

 

• Electronic Music Cafe, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

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LINK UP WITH US ON FACEBOOK:

www.facebook.com/SOLSKETCHES

 

FOR PURCHASE OF PRINTS, STICKERS & TEES:

www.redbubble.com/people/fivefingas

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For PURCHASE of ORIGINAL ARTWORK, GALLERY | EVENT INQUIRIES, COLLABORATIONS, RETAIL DISTRIBUTION and/or COMMISSIONED ARTWORK please contact: ssketches@yahoo.com

 

LOVE, PEACE & SOL,

 

s.dot.slaughter

Owner | Visual Artist

SOL•SKETCHES™