X AMPLE

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 inches

2019

X AMPLE is a portrait of the iconic Malcolm X. The title is a contrast to his birth name, Malcolm Little, which he refused to use due to its affiliation with slavery. It is also intended to signify the bold and unapologetic example Malcolm X made during the Civil Rights Movement which consequently cost him his life after he was assassinated.

“My father didn't know his real name. My father got his name from his grandfather and he got his name from his grandfather and he got it from the slave master.”

- Malcolm X