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Long-time Fine Art America member Aberjhani combined his passion for visual art with his skills as an author to publish the newly-released Amazon Kindle Short titled “Democratic Dilemmas and Divine Inspiration.” The title is available as a free download from March 11-13 on Amazon at the following url:
https://www.amazon.com/Democratic-Dilemmas-Divine-Inspiration-leadership-ebook/dp/B0DZQR87P1

The short volume’s cover as well as 2 more images included inside are part of the artist-author’s “Angels of Freedom and Democracy” series. “The artwork and the text,” said Aberjhani, “are basically my response to the difficulty which a lot of Americans are experiencing right now due to the firings of thousands of federal workers and, the closure of long-standing agencies designed to provide life-saving assistance for people during times of need.”

Until now, different images included in the “Angels of Freedom and Democracy” series have been quietly...

Savannah, Georgia-born Fine Art America member Aberjhani tapped into the literary side of his creativity to post a poem titled “Her Woman’s-Body Aesthetics” in honor of internationally-acclaimed artist Suzanne Jackson.

The text of the poem is actually part of a longer work incorporated into two 2018 posters by the artist-poet sold on Fine Art America. The two posters on his FAA profile are titled “Suzannian Algorithm Finger-Painted on an Abstract Wall” Numbers 1 and 2. The recently-posted poem may be found at this url:
https://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=367220&AuthorID=25279

Well-known as both an artist and a writer, Fine Art America member Aberjhani recently used his talents to shine a spotlight on fellow artist Rocky Bettis with an article titled: Reinterpreting Shakespeare’s Face, The Second Coming of Artist Rock Bettis. The article, said Aberjhani, was as much a surprise to him as it became to visitors to his Bright Skylark Literary Productions website.

“I liked the idea of writing an article about Mr. Bettis’s new art exhibit when I heard about it,” the author-artist said, “because we met once before, during the pandemic, when his work was on display in a carport in a backstreet lane in downtown Savannah. I wrote a short blog piece about that encounter, and now four years later I was being told his work was hanging in a major coffee shop gallery. That’s pretty amazing.”

In a way, this recent article has become part of a tradition for Aberjhani Art Association. He has in the past composed articles, essays, poems, and...

In support of Suicide Prevention Week 2023, FAA artist Aberjhani, who is also a member so the Savannah Art Association, is making his novel Songs from the Black Skylark zPed Music Player available as a free Kindle eBook download from September 9-12, 2023. Because of its serious themes and sometimes disturbing literary images, the book is recommended for readers aged 17 years and older and can be downloaded on the given dates here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C934GCTQ .
“For anyone asking why I opted to do this, the answer is simple,” said Aberjhani. “The mental health crisis represented by rising suicide rates over the past decade is something I believe should concern everybody. I’ve addressed it before in poetry and other forms of creative expression, and I’m doing it now with SONGS because it’s what I’m able to offer at this time.”

The artist-author-poet has composed some of the most popular contemporary life-affirming passages found on social media,...

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA (USA)--The book titled These Black and Blue Red Zone Days, by Fine Art America and Savannah Arts Association member Aberjhani, made its debut in Amazon’s Kindle eBook Store in the top 10 of two categories for titles presented free of charge for a limited time. (The book is currently available as a free download until end of day June 21, 2023 at: https://www.amazon.com/These-Black-Blue-Zone-eBook-ebook/dp/B0C88CHLNV/ )



Following its global release on June 15, 2023, These Black and Blue Red Zone Days landed at number 6 on the list of top free eBooks in the category for letters and essays; and at number 1 in the category for social theory.



A major part of the narrative running throughout the letters, stories, and poems that make up These Black and Blue Red Zone Days is how the artist-author depended on his individual creativity and inspiration provided by fellow creatives online to help him cope with the COVID-19...

Legendary radio program director Theron “Ike” Carter has joined creative forces with FAA and Savannah Art Association member Aberjhani on a cultural heritage project documenting Carter’s extensive experience, and knowledge, of African-American music.

Well-known to listeners of Savannah State University’s WHCJ Radio, Mr. Carter is a retired director of the station and a former president of the Coastal Jazz Association. Aberjhani is both an innovative visual artist and co-author of the Choice Academic Title Award-winning Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. The two creatives have been quietly working on the music heritage project for more than a year and recently launched a GoFundMe Page at this url: https://gofund.me/7f16f250

“For decades,” said Aberjhani, “Ike Carter has been like this hidden treasure of knowledge and stories about African America’s musical traditions. People in southeast Georgia have benefitted from that in the form of his diverse...

When he received the announcement that the Pantone Color Institute had selected as its color of the year a tint described as Viva Magenta 18-1750, artist and author Aberjhani thought it was a tribute to popular Fine Art America artist VIVA Anderson. He later learned there was no connection between the two.


However, certain characteristics used to describe the color matched many of his reflections on Anderson’s art. That was reason enough, he decided, to create his own tribute to the artist on FAA at url: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/viva-magenta-skies-with-ruby-red-apple-heart-aberjhani.html?newartwork=true .


“I wasn’t sure I agreed with the Pantone Color Institute’s descriptions of their chosen color as ‘audacious, full of wit and inclusive of all,” said Aberjhani, “but I was sure I often felt that way when viewing different works by VIVA Anderson are reading her inspiring comments on art created by others. There were more statements in the...

Artist and author Aberjhani debuted his Silk-Featherbrush Artstyle at Fine Art America five years ago, but the newest collection his works employing the highly-original style made its debut in August in the 2022 edition of the Flannery O’Connor Review.

In addition to featuring his work on the publication’s cover, the review contains a full 9-page section which includes original images along with poetry and an artist’s statement.

“This honor is a very special one because the review is celebrating twentieth and fiftieth anniversaries,” said Aberjhani. “O’Connor’s voice is still among the most influential in American and world literature. And we were both born in Savannah, Georgia, so I welcome this opportunity to add my voice as an artist and poet to global conversations concerning the nature and significance of her writings.”

The artist, who is also a member of the Savannah Art Association, added that such conversations are particularly...

Fine Art America artist Aberjhani, who is also the well-known co-author of Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, encouraged the preservation of Ukraine’s cultural arts institutions and support for its artists during the current war in Ukraine with an article titled: Ukraine, Russia, and the Art of Being Human.

The article was published on the LinkedIn website and features section details of images by Ukrainian artists and photographers on FAA. Also included is one Getty image detail. It may be read at this url: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ukraine-russia-art-being-human-author-poet-aberjhani

“People always feel threatened and frustrated by war,” said Aberjhani, “but I think a lot of communities around the world are feeling particularly outraged by Russia’s extremely brutal invasion of Ukraine because it was completely unprovoked. Escalation of the war has been so rapid and destructive, and so many people have been forced to flee their homeland, that I had...

Fine Art America artist Aberjhani, whose work is currently on exhibit at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, recently launched a new online art series titled “Finding Shelter in a Circle of Gratitude.” Although the series is making its debut just in time for Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, the artist says it is about more than that.

“A lot of the motivation behind this series came from the fact that we’ve been battling the COVID-19 pandemic for almost two years now and finally found ways to slow its spread and decrease deaths from it. Catastrophic mass casualty events always reminding us of how important little things like showing each other common courtesy, or taking notice of a beautiful sunset or sunrise, can be. The pandemic has been especially convincing.”

The individual titles of the three works in the new series are: 1) “A Bouquet of Humanity”; 2) “Existential Heartbeat”; and 3) “Meanwhile Back on Earth.” They can be found...