Today we’d like to introduce you to Dustin Harewood. Them and their team share their story with us below:
Dustin Harewood was born and grew up in New York City and became a junior member of the Brooklyn Museum at 7 years old. His family later moved back to Barbados where he attended high school. He later moved back to the U.S where he attended North Carolina Central University (BA) and then the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (MFA).
Marriage and children with a Japanese woman seriously affected Dustin’s studio practice. The content of his work and life is reflected in his projects between three specific locations- Jacksonville, Florida; Christ Church, Barbados; and Aomori, Japan.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I’m not sure if anyone who pursues the fine arts as a career can say that the road is a smooth one. It’s never been a smooth straight road, but rather a fun and wonderfully stressful bumpy winding road; through mountains and forest.
I didn’t show at all in 2014. I had reached a moment in my career where I felt like no one was interested in what I was doing, including MYSELF! I had to sit and think long and hard about who I was as an artist and a person.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
My art practice over the last seven years has explored themes of multiculturalism and the consequences of colonialism and the environmental impact of industrialization.
While beautifully fascinating and simultaneously destructive, our contemporary culture is one that is wasteful yet transformative. A throwaway culture that takes the garbage and up-cycles it into valuable objects which transcend time, religion, fine art, and commerce.
We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
I’m not sure how I feel about the concept of luck. I would say that the better I feel about myself and my work; the more work from other artists that I buy, and help promote, the “luckier” I seem to get.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.dustinharewood.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustinharewood/
Image Credits
Andrea Bottin Photography
