The Joy, Pain, Love And Art Of Marvin Touré

Source: iOne Digital Creative Services Ivorian-American Marvin Touré is an interdisciplinary artist who uses fictional narratives and the objects of innocence as a vehicle to interrogate themes of love, loss, and memory. He focuses his interdisciplinary practice on connecting with audiences through interactive projects that allow for involuntary participation. A highly accomplished young artist with an MFA in fine arts from the School of Visual Arts with a residency at the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture under his belt, the Georgia-raised, Sci-Fi, comics, hip-hop inspired, and gallery nerd has enjoyed an incredible vertical trajectory as a multimedia artist navigating the art world with seemingly no fear or reluctance. His current exhibition titled, “the blood is the water” is on view at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh through March 30, 2025. NewsOne Presents Still Blooming In The Whirlwind: Pittsburgh As A Black Cultural And Artistic Mecca The work reflects the fragmented ways family history is passed down, Touré’s West African and southern gothic sensibilities, and the aesthetics at play in the artist’s work. Courtesy of Marvin Touré Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1991 in Maryland, Tacoma Park, and not too long after that, moved to Georgia....