Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides book he found his way to

he found his way to Rockaway Beach in Queens

He worked as a brothel pianist and railcar porter

In these images

the beating wings take on a majestic quality

artists and artisans have created small objects for many purposes: tiny gold amulets of ancient Egyptian gods to protect the wearer

Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides book he found his way toRawles transcendent, hyperrealistic paintings of Black bodies in water reckon with the legacy of racial injustice Merging hyperrealism, poetic abstraction and the cultural and historical symbolisms of water, Los Angelesbased artist Calida Rawles (born 1976) creates unique portraits of Black bodies submerged in and interacting with bright, mysterious bodies of water. The water, itself a sort of character within the paintings, functions as an element