VAUGHN KIMMONS
Power in Nuance
I am a multi-disciplinary artist born and raised in Chicago, IL but currently residing in Portland, Oregon. Through digital collage, production design, music composition, wardrobe design and movement performance I celebrate Blackness as the cosmic source of sacred inspiration and give voice to the connective power of shared human nuance.
"History is His story. You haven't heard my story."
Sun Ra
DIGITAL COLLAGE
Digital collage allows me to create the worlds I seek. Many of my collages contain elements of my own photography.
"When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us."
bell hooks
WARDROBE STYLING AND ART DIRECTION
I love creating worlds through visuals. The following photos are samples of my wardrobe styling and art direction.
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BROWN CALCULUS
UFO Daze
For my personal music project, Brown Calculus, I provided art direction and wardrobe styling for the music video featuring our song, UFO Daze.
The music of Brown Calculus is created to celebrate the sacredness of Blackness. Our Blackness is our source of inspiration which guides us to create music that uplifts the spirit and reveals the deep complexities of our experience. We believe there is power in our melanin.
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BROWN CALCULUS
Live at the Map Room
Brown Calculus' first EP! Recorded live in front of an intimate audience at the Map Room recording studio in Portland, Oregon
PRODUCTION DESIGN
As the production designer for the feature film, Mother of Color, my goal was to create environments that reflected the authenticity of a working single mother who has a small support system.
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