{"product_id":"the-dance-by-h-craig-jackson-acrylic-on-canvas","title":"\"The Dance\" by H. Craig Jackson, Acrylic on Hard Paper","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e32\" x 40\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcrylic on Hard Paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFramed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eABOUT THE ARTIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eH. Craig Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCreativity is the \"Key\"!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeking answers, gathering knowledge, unlocking mysteries? Art and the alchemy of painting poses questions, elicits great emotions, solves seemingly unanswerable quandaries and most remarkably, manifests magic!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePainting as meditation, as incantation, as prayer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe art of H Craig embraces and employs a number of nuanced and thoughtful disciplines. This curated selection expresses themes of Celebration and Struggle! Each magical work is linked, forming a grand an unexpectedly satisfying collection of Figurative, Abstract and Abstract Figurative Masterworks!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUtilizing grass mats, bamboo \u0026amp; other natural materials and recycling whenever possible, to illustrate the themes of transformation and rebirth. H Craig presents the elegant and the surreal, born of his Creative, Spiritual, Cultural and Historical experiences here and abroad.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York native, learned to embrace his perspective and share this singular vision as a successful, young, working artist, prior to attending the celebrated School of the Art Institute of Chicago.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eH Craig’s travels, including North Africa, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and crisscrossing Europe and the “States”, he further developed and mastered many disciplines and continues to embrace new techniques, cultures, experiences and challenges…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSOLO EXHIBITIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2002 Uzuri Gallery, Brooklyn, NY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2003 Radiance Gallery, Brooklyn, NY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2003 Akwaaba Café, Brooklyn, NY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2004 Butterfly, Brooklyn, New York\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2005-2006 AWBA Gallery, Santa Ana, CA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2007 Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2008 BJB Boutique, Costa Mesa, CA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2008 Orange County Classic Jazz Fest, Costa Mesa, CA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2008\/2009 Afroart Designs, Brooklyn, NY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2008-2010 Sweet \u0026amp; 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