The Era of the Tongue and Lung 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches he explores the generative fusion

he explores the generative fusion of real and imaginary worlds

and the legacy of racial injustice that led to the movement

a traditional form of body marking rooted in his African heritage — and layers them onto a single surface

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The Era of the Tongue and Lung 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches he explores the generative fusionTheEra of the Tongueand Lung is inspired by Zora Neale Hurston's1938 essay, Art and Such. Moors use of the text is enhanced by repetition and the multiple layering of colors. installed in a grid or quilt like manner, the pattern, rhythm, and color transform a little known Hurston excerpt into a contemporary image rich in connotation. In her essay, Hurston used the phrase in reference to the era of Frederick Douglass, a period of sound and emotion,of