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02/26/2005
McKenna Museum
Roy Ferdinand
The McKenna Museum has 2 pieces by Roy Ferdinand on display at 2003 Carondelet St, N.O., LA 70130.
Mr. Ferdinand passed in December 2004
10/03/2002
Amy Culberg
Roy Ferdinand
Roy Ferdinand was raised in New Orleans in a poor area known as the flats. His work has often been seen as photojournalism, confrontational, and social commentary. He was exposed to a lot of violence and witnessed many brutal crimes growing up. He sketched what he saw then painted it. He attempts to record crime scenes so that people can become aware of the need for social change in American cities. Roy Ferdinand is seen as a memory painter, showing what he has witnessed in life from memory, even if the memory is near. Not only does he show violence and negativity in New Orleans, but its rich cultural heritage, such as Mardi Gras, blues music, and people going to church. It is important to notice the street signs and messages in his paintings. Perhaps he will use a stop sign or a unfinished message that reads THOU SHALT NOT without finishing the phrase, allowing the viewer to fill in the blanks.He is nothing if not engaging, drawing the viewer in, making them either finish the phrase or confront his subjects when they look out of the painting. Some of his paintings engage merely by the intensity of their subject matter.
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