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This was predicted 1984
In 1984 an American-Serbian artists, Rudy D. Franklin (a.k.a. Mile Šeća) started creation of "Dark Road From Africa To White House" as a set of 12 pictures symbolizing twelve hours... as a time in humans history...Finally in March of 2007, Mile Šeća finished this series and had two exhibitions in China. First one on June 20 - July 03 in Dong Shan City or "Chinese Hawaii" and second one from November 07 to November 14 at Xiapou-Beijing November Art Festival. Media: VENEER. Veneer are tin sheets shredded from different trees and then cured or dried. Artist has to cut veneer into smaller pieces with unique shapes choosing grains and natural wood colors to installed together into a PICTURE. Very tedious and time consuming... All 12 picture are on permanent exhibition on First Floor at "Our Children Foundation" in Manhattan (New York City) where artist and his wife, artist too, have atelier sponsored by FOUNDATION. |
 The Mighty African Queen enjoyed freedom on the Great Plans in Africa. Title: Mighty African Queen Size: 10" x 10" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included.  African Village  Life in African Village was just as everywhere else at that time in history. Usually younger women have learned preparation of food in village, by working together with older.... Title: African Village Size: 10" x 10" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. Hunting Crocodile  Just living in wild Africa, was adventure for it self, but Hunting Crocodile with primitive hand "tools" was above of all human bravery... Title: Hunting Crocodile Size: 10" x 13" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. Slave Hunters  Most of white "hunters" on slaves was welcomed by greedy tribes' leaders. They worked together to plunder neighboring villages... but many time, Slave Hunters took their African ALLIES with their complete village into slavery... Title: Slave Hunters Size: 10" x 13" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. Black Ship  Captured families was driven to waiting ship. These ships was latter called "BLACK SHIP". New slaves was shipped under inhumane condition to American slave market... Title: Black Ship Size: 10" x 10" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. Slave Market in America  Upon arriving to the USA, slave was sold as animals at slave market. Many times husband, wife and children, was separated forever and sold to different buyers to work for free Title: Slave Market Size: 10" x 13" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. Sugar Cane Plantation  At Sugar Cane Plantation all slave works, as artist Mile Šeca described was: "Oh my God, so SWEET to eat, oh my God, so BITTER to make". Title: Sugar Cane Plantation Size: 10" x 10" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. Tobacco Plantation  Southern State's mild climate produced another "exotic" agricultural crops. Tobacco. It addicted more and more of people all over the World and for everyday demand for tobacco was higher and higher. Tobacco Plantation owners, with free land and slave labor become more richer and powerful... Title: Tobacco Plantation Size: 10" x 10" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. Massachusetts 54th Black Regiment  Industrialization in Northern State was in constant need of labor. They understood that black as a salves will sabotage machines and stop production. That was one of reason to make black slave free... Agricultural Southern State, where slave done all farming manual, was against giving any freedom to theirs black slaves... and disagreement escalated in Civil War, where blacks could not serve as soldier but State of Massachusetts had organized black slave in FIRST voluntary "The Massachusetts 54th Black Regiment" which was leaded by white officers, only. Title: Massachusetts 54th Black Regiment Size: 10" x 13" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. Civil Right Movement  After bloody war between South and North, "chains" was removed from black people bodies, but their Civil Rights was totally neglected or controlled by white establishments. They had no voting rights, they could not eat in "only for white" restaurant, sleep in hotels for white Americans, they has to sit back in the bus, they could not go in same schools and collages with whites... and only hired for manual labor or worst job and was lest paid for up for 10 times then whites... Title: Civil Right Movement... Size: 10" x 13" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. I Have A Dream...  Martin Luther King's famous speech "I have a Dream..." at freedom marsh in Washington inspired black people to openly demand more rights and many of black leaders started "run" for highest office in USA - The Withe House. Title: Massachusetts 54th Black Regiment Size: 10" x 13" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. President of United States of America  ARTIST'S STATEMENT
In 1984, when I started first picture of "Dark Road From Africa To White House", yes back then, somehow I felt, that both my consciousness and subconsciousness mind sent me signals: "... and when 12 picture is completed USA will have president of African decent..." These picture was finished in the end of March 2007 in Xiamen. Complete series "Dark Road From Africa To White House" was exhibited in Dong Shan or Chinese Hawaii (South China) same year in June . Second art exhibition was at November Art Festival in Beijing. Title: President of United States of America.. Size: 10" x 13" (inches) 25.40 cm x 25.40 cm Price: $ 4,000 USA. Shipping/Handling/Insurance included. PHOTO IMAGES ABOUT ARTIST       
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