Been a second, but ‘Where is This Going?” returns with the great, Devante Barnes! Devante is a Grand Rapids based artist. If you live in the GR area, you’ve probably seen a couple murals he’s worked on. One on the Four Star Theatre and the other in Grandville. Devante started creating art at a young age and recalls stealing Sharpie markers from the art classroom in middle school. He explains that much of his early work consisted of cars and that evolved to drawing people, more specifically people’s nudes. “It beats asking for ‘em”, he jokes. Devante describes his style as cartoonish and incorporates a lot of hands and flowers into his work. He enjoys drawing hands because, “They’re difficult and from your own POV, they’re what you see in constant motion”. Devante and Hunter also reminisce about attending middle school together in Zeeland and relate to pain being the authentic black experience. Keep your eyes peeled for future murals in town and be sure to like and follow Devante’s work on social media @devadidit. Enjoy the episode! Our sponsors! : Off The Gr1d @offthegr1dd 2863 West Shore Dr. Apt. 114 Holland, MI MON-SAT 10AM-8PM SUN: Noon-5PM Produced by: Jackie Kalmink(@further.closer) and Preston Locklear (@bear_nubs) Description by: Ben Bradshaw (@thebradbenshaw)
