“I don’t know what he put me here for, but he got me here for something ’cause I don’t draw like nobody. You speak one way, but I come on and say it different. You can draw a mule, dog, cat, or a human person, I’m going to draw it different. ‘Cause you always see things different.”
NELLIE MAE ROWE
Enjoy the official trailer for the uniquely wonderful and illuminating documentary on the life and work of self-taught artist Nellie Mae Rowe — ‘This World is Not My Own’ — tickets on sale now to see this one of a kind documentary in theaters across the country, opening Friday, May 3rd!
Over four acts and an interlude, ‘This World is Not My Own’ traces the lifespan of an artist who struggles to dedicate her life to art while exploring the personal and political events that shaped her singular body of work. The film mixes traditional documentary techniques with animations and scripted scenes shot in intricately detailed sets to bring her dynamic story to life.
Chewing-gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a firebrand wrestler, a notorious murder case and the segregated south – it’s all part of Nellie Mae Rowe’s boundless universe. This World is Not My Own reimagines this self-taught artist’s world and her life spanning the 20th century.
via This World is Not My Own
See works by Nellie Mae Rowe from the permanent collection of the High Museum of Art.
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