Artists Statement
My work is created in the African American tradition of paying homage and celebrating respected historical figures, those who have paved the way for subsquent generations in music, dance, literature, and civil rights. Keeping our stories and images alive is important to me not only because it is a way to participate in my cultural heritage, but it's also a way for me to build community with contemporary artists similarly interested in representing African diaspora.
About Raygun:
Raygun the Savage creates illustrations using traditional pen and ink techniques, and is known for black and white works featuring heavy crosshatching. She focuses on depicting black historical/pop culture figures and punk icons, as well as political cartooning. Raygun was educated in a Bauhaus school of art, and is influenced by a multitude of modern age comic book pencillers, punk poster artists, and black story tellers, as well as by growing up in the failed industrual wasteland of Eerie Pennsylvania. Raygun most recently has been featured in "How Beautiful Am I: Interpretations of the Harlem Renaissance at The Columbus Metropolitan Library, The Black Panther Exhibition at the King Art Complex, and BLK PWR Mixtape at Blockfort Gallery.