Untitled (Handsome Young Man), 2010

Inspired heavily by the events of the Civil Rights movement in addition to the Black Power movement events,Kerry James Marshall is an American painter and sculpture artist who seeks to relay his life experiences growing up through the use of dark abstraction like paintings. While his art style can best be described as a modern realist artist, Kerry James Marshall is often related to other artists' styles via the likes of Amy Hill, Mark Jacobson, and several others. Throughout the course of Kerry James Marshall's artistic career, he has shared his artwork with the public through canvas paintings and elaborate sculpture works. He has been published many times and many of his works are on exhibit in many of the greatest known galleries. While many of his works were done during the 1980s and 90s, Marshall's best-known works include a superhero comic book completely based on African mythology, Voyager (1992 painting with a focus on race), and many other works based on American events.