“I decided to write how the Greeks wrote, as if Yorubaland were the whole world,” the artist told Hyperallergic in a conversation about her new book. Nereya Otieno interviews (for Hyperallergic) artist Harmonia Rosales, who identifies as Afro-Cuban. The artist was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Cuban-born Giraldo Rosales and Jamaican-Jewish illustrator Melodye Benson Rosales. Here are […]| Repeating Islands
Here’s an exciting new book by U.S. born, Afro-Caribbean fine artist Harmonia Rosales! Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic was published earlier this month by W. W. Norton & Company. Kirkus Reviews describe it as “A lavish, eye-catching rethinking of ages-old stories.” Description: From the acclaimed fine artist Harmonia Rosales, a sweeping retelling of African […]| Repeating Islands