James Brown and The Famous Flames
2019
acrylic on polymer clay & wood
box 5 x 15 x 3 inches
figures approximately 4 ¼ inches high
Captured mid-shuffle, mid-shout, mid-split. The Godfather of Soul, plus microphone and cape, and a backing band (very) loosely based on their performance at the 1964 Teenage Awards Music International. No batteries, no sound chips—just allusions to sound, sweat, gravity.