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October 25 is National Art Today! It’s a day where people can take a moment to celebrate the works of fine art. It’s a new unofficial holiday that was created by a New York gallery called RoGallery. They chose to celebrate the arts on October 25 because that is the birthday of the famous painter Pablo Picasso. Feel free to celebrate the day by visiting an art museum. Or you can take a stab at making some art of your own. But for now, take a look at these 10 Black artists and sculptors who use influences from Black culture in their work and transform the impact to pay homage to the culture.

1. Amy Sherald

There are two famous paintings that Amy Sherald is most known for creating. She is the artist behind the portrait of Michelle Obama sitting poised with her hand rested under her chin. Sherald also paid homage to Breonna Taylor with a portrait of her wearing a turquoise blue dress. The theme of her work is Black people in everyday life or Black realism. Her subjects are always looking directly into the lens, as if posing for an actual photo. She notably paints her subjects using shades of gray to highlight universality. But she always paints in a pop of color. She either does it in the background of the painting or in the subject’s clothes or in objects around them. 

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