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A new art collection at Fine Art America, called “For the 500 Thousand and Those Who Loved Them,” has launched in commemoration of the 500,000 Americans and 2.5 million people worldwide who have died from the COVID-19 pandemic as of February 21, 2021.

Created by the artist Aberjhani, whose literary works are often quoted on social media, the new collection is called “For the 500 Thousand Fallen and Those Who Loved Them.” It currently contains the following 4 prints: 1) the title artwork; 2) Wreath of Grace and Honor; 3) Palace of Psalms and Gold; and 4) Made It Home Again. (The works may viewed here: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/posteredchromatic-poetics?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=982857 .

When asked why he felt it important to acknowledge the painful 500,000 deaths milestone in the U.S. and more than 2 million losses worldwide, Aberjhani answered as follows:

“Almost from the beginning, the pandemic has been described as a war...

Just as the work of classic American author Flannery O’Connor has come under renewed scrutiny and criticisms, author-artist Aberjhani has posted on Fine Art America (FAA) several new prints reflecting on O’Connor’s legacy and his own forthcoming book on the acclaimed writer.


O’Connor has long been celebrated as well as criticized for highly-accomplished literary works which boldly examine such social concerns as religious faith, racial tensions, and cultural values. Aberjhani spent a decade completing his book “Greeting Flannery O’Connor at the Back Door of My Mind” but during the process was also inspired to produce corresponding visual art and poetry. On August 24, 2020, he posted the following on FAA, the first image having the same title as the book:


1) Greeting Flannery O’Connor at the Back Door of My Mind (url: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/greeting-flannery-oconnor-at-the-back-door-of-my-mind-aberjhani.html )


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Books containing compelling narrative writing combined with appealing fine art by a single creative individual are rare. That makes the forthcoming nonfiction narrative collection by Aberjhani, titled "Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah" (ISBN 978-9388125956), Cyberwit Publishers) as well as the artwork from it featured here at Fine Art America/Pixels.com, highly collectible. In addition, the rarity makes them likely to continue increasing in value.

The images in the book are black and white versions of color prints which may be viewed here: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/posteredchromatic-poetics.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=842913

Previous announcements concerning a book including art by Aberjhani stated it would be one of art and poetry titled "Incandescent Wonder," so the news regarding "Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah" took some by surprise.

"The inclusion of my art and photography in Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah...

Highly successful contemporary artists such as Banksy and Ai Weiwei have repeatedly demonstrated art's ability to simultaneously celebrate beauty and champion social justice. Citing volatile conditions around the world, American artist Aberjhani has continued the tradition of merging social and political awareness with daring aesthetics in new additions to his "Kaleidoscope Moons for Children Gone Too Soon" and "Breaking the Gridlock of Hate" art series.

The new releases are:
"City of Lights - Kaleidoscope Moon for Children Gone Too Soon Number 6 (at https://fineartamerica.com/featured/city-of-lights-kaleidoscope-moon-for-children-gone-too-soon-number-6-aberjhani.html ).

And: "Kiss of the Eclipse - Breaking the Gridlock of Hate Number 4" (at https://fineartamerica.com/featured/kiss-of-the-eclipse-breaking-the-gridlock-of-hate-number-4-aberjhani.html )

The artist shared this inspiration behind the new works on the product page for "Kiss of the Eclipse...

Tackling head-on the sensitive issue of children's lives lost to extreme violence, international artist Aberjhani kicked off the 2019 art season with the launch of the provocative new series, "Kaleidoscope Moons for Children Gone Too Soon."

The series successfully combines themes of social and environmental justice with aesthetics of highly-appealing formats and styles to confront one of the most disturbing concerns of modern times. It kicked off with 3 canvases and a special series gallery posted on Fine Art America/Pixels. The gallery can be found on this page: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/posteredchromatic-poetics.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=832901

The posted canvases are numbered but each also has an individual title. Number 1 is "Ascension," number 2 ", " and number 3 "Intensified." Product pages each carry a description of the specific artwork but also contain the following description by the artist of the new series:

THE STORY...

The Silk-Featherbrush art collection increased in quantity and value with the addition of two new prints dedicated to ending the hate crimes which have continued to needlessly destroy innocent lives. The new prints by artist-poet Aberjhani, whose literary works have often addressed the corrosive effects hate and violence have on societies, are as follows:

"Angels and Dangers - Breaking the Gridlock of Hate Number 1" (url: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/angels-and-dangers-breaking-the-gridlock-of-hate-number-1-aberjhani.html) and "The Continuum of Us - Breaking the Gridlock of Hate Number 2" (url: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-continuum-of-us-breaking-the-gridlock-of-hate-number-2-aberjhani.html ).

Commenting on why he felt it important to tackle the issue at this time, the artist shared these words on the product pages for the new titles: "The not-so-good news in 2018 that instances of hate crimes in America's 10 largest cities had increased for the...

Artist Aberjhani expanded his online art catalog with a multimedia portrait tribute to the iconic American jazz singer Nancy Wilson and a landscape canvas of a Christmas tree scene done in his original Silk-Featherbrush style. The portrait of the songstress is titled "These Colors I Hear When Nancy Wilson Sings Turned to Blue" and the Christmas landscape is called "Gathering Around the Tree of Our Shared Humanity Number 1."

Ms. Wilson is a multiple Grammy Award-winning performer whom the artist has always admired but whose music, he says, had a considerable influence on him in 2018. Describing that experience on the portrait's product page, he noted the following:

"The song 'Turned to Blue' is based on a poem by the late great author Dr. Maya Angelou (1928–2014), and originally titled "My Life Has Turned to Blue," so it is no wonder that her genius plus that of Nancy Wilson's cast a kind of spell over me. What form the results of that spell might take was not...

Since its online debut earlier this month, artwork from the Silk-Featherbrush Collection has been featured on the front home pages of several Fine Art America and Pixels community groups. In addition, two new prints titled "Dancing Girl Dani Busting Her Groove" and "Shining Heart of the Sun" were added to the collection on November 21, 2018, bringing the current total number of Silk-Featherbrush prints available for online purchase to six.

The art product page text for "Dancing Girl Dani Busting Her Groove" (url: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/dancing-girl-dani-busting-her-groove-aberjhani.html ) describes it as a "playful celebration of a cultural instinct which has survived in diverse forms across geopolitical boundaries: that of dance... The flash of colors moving from cool blues to blazing yellows and white in this image are meant to symbolize Dancer Dani's movements from meditative cool to what disco-era Baby Boomers used to describe as burning up the dance...

The new Silk-Featherbrush Collection, described by artist Aberjhani as "an accidental discovery which has yielded some very welcomed surprises," introduces collectors to an innovative body of work that fuses fresh style and technique with inspired social awareness and signature Chromatic Poetics. The collection made its debut at Fine Art America and on Pixels.com today, November 15, 2018, with the four art-print posts listed below:

1) Silk-Featherbrush Number 1: Rhapsody in the Key of Joy and Mystery (url: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/silk-featherbrush-number-1-rhapsody-in-the-key-of-joy-and-mystery-aberjhani.html )

2) Silk-Featherbrush Number 2: Two Redbirds of a Feather Cozy Together (url: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/silk-featherbrush-number-2-two-redbirds-of-a-feather-cozy-together-aberjhani.html )

3) Silk-Featherbrush Number 3: Symphony of the Wandering Refugees (url:...

(International, Nov 2, 2018)--In honor of women warriors of today and yesterday, artist and historian Aberjhani released two new prints titled "Woman Whose Dreams Kept Hope Alive" and "Woman Who Won the Battle to Free Her Soul." Both have been included in the artist-historian's Harlem Renaissance Collection on Fine Art America and Pixels.com.

In addition to being and artist and photographer whose works reflect different innovative styles, Aberjhani is also co-author of the award-winning Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, and editor of the award-winning Civil War Savannah Book Series. His visual creations, all of which until December 31, 2018, may be purchased at 30 percent off the mark-up using promo code HSPRXZ, have been featured by numerous groups on Fine Art America.

The new art prints developed out of the artist's desire to accomplish two things. One was to acknowledge 2018 as a year of important breakthroughs for women via the #MeToo movement. The other...