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The Missing Piece (Original)
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The Missing Piece
by Octavia Simmons
“The Missing Piece” is a visual painting that represents Black love-its depth, tenderness, and necessity helps connect the piece to reality. In a world where the Black community is often portrayed through struggle and adversity, this piece highlights what is missing: which is the unbreakable bond, the unspoken understanding, and soft, yet powerful intimacy between Black men and women. Rendered entirely in greyscale, this painting strips away the distraction of color allowing raw emotion and connection between the figures to be the center of attention. The use of the greyscale color palette symbolizes the complexities of love-high and lows.The monochromatic tones create a timeless quality, reinforcing that Black love is not just a fleeting moment but a vital and enduring force.
Through a striking interplay of acrylic and oil on stretched canvas, I emphasized contrast to show strength, vulnerability, longing, and fulfillment. The delicate but intentional brushstrokes outline the figures in a way that conveys both unity as if they are incomplete without each other and whole in their embrace. This painting serves as a celebration and call to action, urging us to reclaim and nurture the essence of Love within the black community. People are to focus on putting us black women and men against each other when together it can make a powerful difference. It is a reminder that in our history, present, and future love is not just a luxury, it is the missing piece that completes us.
Oil paint, Spray paint , Acrylic Paint
Handmade canvas
18”x24” 1.75 width
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