Chris Boyd
Tempe, AZ
Chris
Boyd received a BFA in Painting from Arizona State University, an MFA in Sculpture
from CSU Long Beach, and a PhD in Psychology, with a specialization in
Transformative Social Change at Saybrook University in Oakland, CA. He created and runs the Tempe based
nonprofit organization - VelNonArt.
Statement
There is infinite potential for art
and imagination to completely change the world we live in. The
contemplation of how to go about transforming our socially constructed reality
along with advocating for social change, are two of the main concepts that fuel
my work. It is essential that we become
more informed about the true history of America and the layers of white
supremacy that blanket it in order to be a part of deconstructing it and
bringing about a paradigmatic shift. A
shift in the consciousness of white America that not only allows the majority
to see the systemic racism embedded in our country’s framework, but a way of
being that also promotes empathy, interconnectedness, and the desire to
radically transform what most of us have come to know and accept as the American
way of life. A way of living that
encourages individual achievement and accumulation of material wealth over the
health and wellbeing of others. A way of
living that provides white Americans with privileges most are not aware of, a
false sense of entitlement, and the subconscious belief that people of color
are inferior. My work is an attempt to
challenge what most of us have come to know and accept as the reality of the
world we live in, as well as to cultivate socially engaged imagination to
develop ways to change it.
instagram: @overmanarts
twitter: @overmanarts
facebook: @overmanarts
Decolonzing the Mind
Lessons in Consciousness #2
Lessons in Consciousness #3
What's in a name?
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COOOL.....
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