Hand underneath water reaching towards the surface. + Enlarge
Contact 2021 colored pastel pencil on toned mixed media paper 11x14"
Black woman cutting another black woman's hair with clippers submerged in water with butterflies hovering over the top of them. + Enlarge
Appreciated 2021 colored pastel pencil on toned mixed media paper 9x12"
Terryl (myself) submerged in water with two objects to the right and left of me. One being a book (left) and the other a hand with money in it. (right) + Enlarge
In Pursuit 2021 colored pastel pencil on toned mixed media paper 9x12"
Two black subjects submerged in water with a rope hovering in space over the top of them. + Enlarge
Ties 2021 colored pastel pencil on toned mixed media paper 9x12"
Baltimore-styled row house submerged in water with a pair of handcuffs off to the top right of the image. + Enlarge
Greatest City In America 2021 colored pastel pencil on toned mixed media paper 9x12"
Black subject wearing a colorful fabric sweater holding a cellular device submerged in water. + Enlarge
Anxiousness 2021 colored pastel pencil on toned mixed media paper 9x12"
Black male wearing a black t-shirt with the words "I Can't Breath" on it submerged in water as well as a silhouette of a city in the background and mask to the top right of the image. + Enlarge
Youth Must Be Heard 2021 colored pastel pencil on toned mixed media paper 9x12"
Statement

Terryl Mclorn, is a native in Baltimore, MD, graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Through portraiture and the use of symbolism, his work mainly consists of himself, family, friends and loved ones that often portray moments that highlight different aspects of black culture. It is from this that he reflects on how these individuals, his relationships with them and experiences growing up in the black community as a black American male that have all helped shape his identity as well as his reality. While the work is a form of self reflection, it also helps explore ways of defining blackness and he invites the viewer to do so also.

General Fine Arts (BFA) Students