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Darrell Urban Black was born March 25, 1964 in Brooklyn, NY and is an American visual artist presently living in Frankfurt, Germany. He works in a variety of formats that include pen-and-ink drawings, acrylic paintings on canvas, wood, and mixed-media objects. His creative process is a mixture of works on paper, acrylic paint, found objects, and nontoxic hot glue, and his technique creates a three-dimensional effect on any surface that gives a sense of realism and presence in his artwork. His artwork transports viewers from the doldrums of their daily reality to a visual interpretation of another reality. You can find him on Twitter @definismart.

Darrell Urban Black born in Brooklyn, New York, I grew up in Far Rockaway, New York. In high school, I excelled in science with an affinity for outer space. In June 1969, as America fulfilled J. F. Kennedy's dream to put the American Stars and Stripes into the dusty surface of the moon My fascination with spaceships grew. As a child I made spaceship models eventually placing my artistic visions on paper resulting in some 500 drawings. Phantasmal spaceships eventually carried me to unique wonderland of strange forms and colors.

In 1982, I joined the National Guard. During this time my previous drawings were lost – but not my passion. In 1988, I joined the army and served another four years. I earned my Bachelor Degree in Science of Criminal Justice Administration at the University of Phoenix. In April 2001, I was nominated by the German government as a "candidate of the year's prize for promising young artists" for my artwork titled "The Invasion" in the exhibition "The Zeppelin in Art, Design, and Advertisement", shown between May and July 30, 2000, in the Frankfurt International Airport . Another piece referenced in the nomination letter, was titled "The Cosmic Linen", executed with a unique glue and acrylic on linen technique. The image was described as "universally appealing and representing a topic which concerns all of us – the universe". I had many local, national and international group art exhibitions. I have artwork permanently displayed in a number of art galleries, museums and other institutions in America and Germany. My artwork has been displayed in Veteran Art Shows including one at Intel® Corporation in 2014.

I live in Frankfurt, Germany and continues to draw and paint in pursuit of my artistic dreams. I'm a member of the Veteran Artist Program abroad (EuroVAP).

Darrell Urban Black is an American visual artist originally from Brooklyn, New York who now lives and works in Frankfurt, Germany. His artworks have been exhibited in museums and contemporary art centers in Cyprus, Argentina, France, the UK, USA, Japan, Greece, Switzerland, Denmark, Russia and Australia. In April 2001, he was nominated for the German government prize for promising young artists. For the exhibition entitled "The Zeppelin in Art, Design, and Advertisement", held between May 11 and July 30, 2000, Darrell created "The Invasion." In the nomination letter, he was cited for his exceptional abilities in various art works. Another piece of art, referenced in the letter, was titled The Cosmic Linen, executed with a unique glue and acrylic on linen technique. The image was described as "universally appealing and representing a topic which concerns all of us - the universe." Darrell has expressed his interest in the JewishJesus art exhibit with these words: "I feel any exhibit attempting to bridge the divide between Christians and Jews, is a noble effort worthy of attention by visual artists of both faiths. And since Christians, share so many similarities and history with Jews, we should use the universal language of creativity to help start a conversation between our two great people, in an attempt to foster positive dialogue and hopefully mutual consensus. For example, my artwork titled Guardian of the Crypt shows an eternal flame in the middle protecting a Jewish and Christian crypt, my other artwork titled The Prophecy, has an angel of God holding a book written in Hebraic. For the exhibit Darrell proposes �to create a crest or seal of two images that intertwine to combine the two religious faiths together with an inscription of peace and unity that is written both in Hebrew and Latin.�
http://www.jewishjesusart.com/artists.htm

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Born March 25,1964 in Brooklyn NEW YORK, My name is Darrell Urban Black, an American visual artist presently living in Frankfurt, Germany. I work in a variety of formats that include Pen and Ink drawings acrylic paintings on canvas wood and Mixed media objects. My creative process is a mixture of works on paper, acrylic paint, found objects and non toxic hot glue my technique creates a three-dimensional effect on any surface that gives a sense of realism and presence in my artwork. I refer to this optical artistic illusion as ''Definism'' in my opinion, Definism, portray various differences in human nature from life's everyday dramas to humankind's quest to under-standing self. My artworks transport viewers from the doldrums of their daily reality to a visual interpretation of another reality.

The visual Artist Darrell Urban Black has a one on one interview in this special edition

The Visual Artist Darrell Black and several artists took part in a photography exhibition and reception at the Louvre museum in Paris on 13th of July 2015 sponsored in part by the New York based orgainization SeeMe

The Visual Artist Darrell Black and several artists took part in a photography exhibition and reception at the Louvre museum in Paris on 13th of July 2015 sponsored in part by the New York based orgainization SeeMe

Born March 25,1964 in Brooklyn NEW YORK, My name is Darrell Urban Black, an American visual artist presently living in Frankfurt, Germany. I work in a variety of formats that include Pen and Ink drawings acrylic paintings on canvas wood and Mixed media objects. My creative process is a mixture of works on paper, acrylic paint, found objects and non toxic hot glue my technique creates a three-dimensional effect on any surface that gives a sense of realism and presence in my artwork. I refer to this optical artistic illusion as ''Definism'' in my opinion, Definism, portray various differences in human nature from life's everyday dramas to humankind's quest to under-standing self. My artworks transport viewers from the doldrums of their daily reality to a visual interpretation of another reality.

https://www.artqol.com/art-magazine-issue-6

Call to Worship by Darrell Urban Black. Mail Art from Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. Courtesy of the artist.














FERRISBURGH.- Structures define our world. Some of us live among skyscrapers, row houses, condominiums. In Ver mont, many of us live among houses and barns. Rokeby Museum, a National Historic Landmark, is a collection of houses, barns, and outbuildings that served a variety of ends. The exhibition temporarily repurposes these historic spaces as platforms for contemporary art and asks the viewer to contemplate the role that structures play in shaping our experience of the world and how structures can inform and shape the experience of others. The exhibition is curated by Ric Kasini Kadour and is the second of two exhibitions this year that are introducing contemporary art to the historic site.

The art on view at eleven locations throughout Rokeby reflects on, responds to, or contrasts with structures on the site. In the Toolshed, sculptures by Meg Walker juxtapose ready-made elements with newly fabricated forms as a means of commenting on the role these structures play in the identity and history of rural communities. Inside The Other House, Axel Stohlberg’s floating series invites the viewer to consider how humanity activates structures. Outside The Other House, Stohlberg will install black and white house sculptures. Informed by the memory of playing in dairy barns in his youth and inspired by an old cemetery near his house to create monuments, two large sculptures by Denis Versweyveld, one installed outside the Education Center and one in the Slaughterhouse, express the archetypal house shape while considering the lath and plaster that make up old homes and barns. In the Main House, Judith Rey’s colorful box and gable paintings intermingle with the historic artifacts. Rob Hitzig will install two, interlocking, amorphously shaped, colorfully painted, plywood cut-outs on the Granary. An installation by the pond of Steve Hadeka’s modern birdhouses will form a neighborhood that will be “developed” over the course of the exhibition as new houses are added to it. An instruction work by internationally renowned multimedia artist and performer Yoko Ono will activate the Dairy Barn Foundation. Two “shack” sculptures by renowned African American artist Beverly Buchanan (1940-2015) are on display in the Education Center. Buchanan’s work is on special loan to the Rokeby Museum from Stella Jones Gallery in New Orleans.




Built in the 1930s, the Tourist Cabin, the last original structure to be built at Rokeby, will play host to an international exhibition of Mail Art. Rokeby Museum has invited artists from around the world to send a piece of mail art that reflects or responds to their home or a building in their home community. These “postcards”, arriving from across the United States and Canada and from such far away places as Brisbane, Australia; Rosario, Argentina; and Stuttgart, Germany, bear artists’ thoughts about the idea of home and the buildings that inform their sense of place.

“One thing Rokeby does exceptionally well is provide us the opportunity to imagine how people lived in the past. The buildings at this historic site tell important stories about resistance, persistence, and resilience. They speak to how people fed themselves, stayed warm, and lived together,” said Kadour. “By paring these buildings with contemporary art, we hope to continue to tell these stories and add new stories that speak to the role buildings play in our day-to-day lives.”

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