Keywords
sonic, Sun Ra, Coltrane, George Clinton, Grace Jones, Grandmaster Flash, Outkast
Abstract
The sound of Afrofuturism, like all things connected to black speculative practice, is not easily codified. In his effort to capture the meaning of black speculative practice, Dery’s definition of Afrofuturism relied on examples drawn from comics and hip hop. In some ways, Stacey Robinson’s work and career offer a living embodiment of the transformative power of both endeavors. Stacey Robinson completed his Masters of Fine Art at the University at Buffalo and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His art speculates futures where Black people are free from colonial influences. Stacey’s collected works reside at Modern Graphics in Berlin, Bucknell University, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Recommended Citation
Chambliss, Julian and Robinson, Stacey
(2021)
"Mapping the Sonic Imaginary: Stacey Robinson’s Visual Codex,"
Third Stone: Vol. 2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://repository.rit.edu/thirdstone/vol2/iss1/7