Today’s Sunday Gleaner carries a review of Wayne Lawrence’s book, The Art of Jamaica.
Wayne Lawrence, artist and writer, has prepared a book that looks at Jamaican artists from their own perspective and examines the motivation and inspiration for their creations. While most of the previous publications like this one have focused on Jamaican creators from an academic point of view, this book has given the artist themselves a voice and we are allowed into their private world.
In this writer’s opinion, the value of that unique perspective awakens a new appreciation for the works that adorn the wall of offices, homes and public spaces … more here

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