Collection: Van Gogh's Understudy Collection

Van Gogh's Understudy: A Modern Ode to Timeless Artistry by Rowena Cage (they/she/he) is a vibrant and innovative art collection. This series of printed digital artworks reimagines Vincent Van Gogh's iconic style through a modern lens, celebrating melanin infused (Black) women as the sole subject matter. In 19th-century European art, melanin infused women were typically depicted as subjects in roles of servitude, often with sexualized undertones, and commonly adorned in attire that evoked notions of distant, 'exotic' lands and colonial realms. Rowena is sharing a different story of who the melanin infused woman truly was at that time. For each piece of artwork Rowena has written a short personal bio story depicting the everyday melanin infused women of that era. Read more...