Bruce Davenport, Jr. – The Dapper Bruce Lafitte Introduces: Draw Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
Bruce Davenport, Jr. – The Dapper Bruce Lafitte Introduces: Draw Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee| August 2015 Exhibition at Arthur Roger@434
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Bruce Davenport, Jr. – The Dapper Bruce Lafitte Introduces: Draw Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
This is Bruce Davenport, Jr.’s second exhibition with the gallery. The four large-scale works are tributes to renowned heavyweight boxer champion Muhammad Ali. Each vivid color marker drawing, rendered in the artist’s celebrated style, is a variation of a common composition – an aerial view of a boxing match. Featured in the ring are the referee, Ali, and his opponent – Floyd Patterson, George Foreman, “Smokin’ Joe” Frazier among others. Surrounding the ring are meticulously rendered rows with throngs of spectators. Bordering this narrative are snapshots of Ali in action, along with memorable quotes such as, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” and “Your hands can’t hit what your eyes can’t see.”