TITUS KAPHAR Analogous Colors (Detail), 2020

Offset lithograph poster featuring Analogous Colors, 2020 (detail) by Titus Kaphar. Printed in the United States.

This compelling image exemplifies Kaphar’s powerful engagement with history, identity, and representation. The composition depicts a Black woman holding a childlike figure whose body is rendered as a stark white silhouette—part presence, part absence—creating a striking visual tension. The contrast between the richly painted figure and the voided form reflects Kaphar’s signature approach of obscuring, erasing, and recontextualizing imagery to challenge traditional narratives in Western art.

The expressive brushwork, layered color palette, and emotional intensity of the subject evoke themes of memory, loss, and visibility. As both a painter and filmmaker, Kaphar often interrogates the omissions of historical portraiture, and this work stands as a poignant continuation of that dialogue.

A visually arresting contemporary poster from the post-digital era, highly relevant to current conversations in art and culture. Framing available upon request.