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Azul Buho

@azulbuho.bsky.social

#TIL that one of my favourite pieces of #art ('The #SugarShack' by #ErnieBarnes):

- Was used for the cover of #MarvinGaye 's 1976 LP 'I Want You'

- That Barnes himself adapted the #painting

- That Gaye bought lots of Barnes's work, including this one

- That #EddieMurphy later owned it

Elongated, sinuous, sinfully sexy bodies dance and writhe together in ecstatic dance as a band plays live from the stage to the right. The room is built from dark wood, with one light casting a triangle of white brightness onto the dancefloor. All the people have dark skin. The buxom lady near the front has hitched her white dress up to her hips. A steatopygous lady nearby has a yellow dress and white shoes. Another has a scarlet, strapless dress, and heaven knows how that's staying on. There are men on the dancefloor with the women, but they all seem to be the same/similar: slim, jeans, white shirt/t-shirt, bald head. The singer of the band wears a rust-coloured suit, while the sax player is side-on to display a big old beer belly. Hanging from the rafters are some cloth signs. One says "Welcome to THE SUGAR SHACK dancing every Fri Sat Night featuring BIG DADDY RUCKER", while another says "Featuring MARVIN GAYE with his new hit I WANT YOU". There is one guy not dancing near the front. He's sitting on a chair, with a hat on, a bottle of beer and a book on the floor next to him. He looks glum. Maybe he just fancied a quiet drink and a read? Or maybe he's tired from too much dancing. Or maybe he hates it here, but he has to stay until his friends are ready to leave, as they're his ride home? Anyway, I hate dancing, but I love this painting. It is joyful. (It says here that its style is neo-Mannerist Genre painting, which I think means not realistic, and depicts ordinary people doing ordinary things. But there's nothing ordinary here.)

March 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM

Gaby

@gabyblanco.bsky.social

#ERNIEBARNES
#THEADVOCATE

“I Do Solemnly Swear I Will Support The Constitution Of The United States”

April 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Picture This Post

@picturethispost.com

Three choreographers create compelling works in the theme of memory and loss-- flawlessly performed-- READ THE REVIEW
#TheJoyceTheater #BodyTraffic #BuddyHolly #TreyMcIntyre #MatthewKeenan #ErnieBarnes #JuelDLane #dance #art #music #NYCDance #NewYorkCity #PictureThisPostDance #LADance

Joyce Theater Presents BODYTRAFFIC’S THIS REMINDS ME OF YOU Review — Cloverleafing Down Memory Lane

That’ll Be the Day… Smokey Joe’s Cafe… Peggy Sue… Oh my! Buddy Holly had all those hits and more before his tragic death in a plane crash at only t

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April 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM

David Alan Goldberg

@davidag417.bsky.social

1964 Topps Ernie Barnes.

Yes, THAT Ernie Barnes.

"Just lookin' out of the window, watchin' the asphalt grow..."

#erniebarnes #erniebarnesart #unctarheels #afl #nfl #lachargers #denverbroncos #1964toppsfootball #goodtimes

January 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM

Long Black Fingers

@longblackfingers.bsky.social

I went to see the #ErnieBarnes exhibit at #CAAM.

November 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM

hype1ife

@hype1ife.bsky.social

Supreme
Release Date: April 10, 2025

#jamesjebbia #supreme #spyra #johnjohnjesse #erniebarnes #joshsmith #sk8thing

April 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM

TODD S. DAVIS

@stric9253.bsky.social

Too HOT!

SINNERS (2025)

#nowwatching #sinners
w/ @crazycatlady007.bsky.social
#michaelbjordan #haileesteinfeld #milescaton #jackoconnel #wunmimosaku #jaymelawson #omarmiller #delroylindo #letmein #lettherightonein #vampires #mississippidelta #jukejoint
#erniebarnes #sugarshack #ryancoogler

May 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM

Cameron Hampton

@camlette.bsky.social

Ernie Barnes
#erniebarnes #art #BlackHistoryMonth

February 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM

maurakeefe.bsky.social

@maurakeefe.bsky.social

Two years old and just reading. Maybe you'll like it too. #erniebarnes #painter #art #Blackfigurativeart #sugarshack

Millions Saw His Paintings on TV. In the Art World, His Work Still Went Unnoticed. (Published 2023)

www.nytimes.com

July 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Picture This Post

@picturethispost.com

Dance tribute to Buddy Holly, walking the line between joy and grief and MORE-- Check out this Picture Preview--
#JoyceTheater #BodyTraffic #BuddyHolly #TreyMcIntyre #ErnieBarnes #JuelDLane #NYCDance #PictureThisPostDance #Dance #matthewNeenan

Joyce Theater Presents BODYTRAFFIC — Picture Preview

WHEN: April 15-20, 2025 WHERE: Joyce Theater 175 Eighth Avenue NYC TICKETS: $12+ For more information and tickets visit the Joyce Theater website

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April 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM

Long Black Fingers

@longblackfingers.bsky.social

Made this Sinners poster that was inspired by the art of Ernie Barnes' Sugar Shack in Perler bead form. #SugarShack #ErnieBarnes #Sinners #SinnersMovie #perler #perlers #perlerbead #perlerbeads #LongBlackFingers longblackfingers.blogspot.com/2025/05/sinn...

Sinners Poster Perler Bead

After now seeing Sinners twice in theaters I can confirm that it is indeed an incredible ass movie. I wanted to make a design for it and my...

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May 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM

Michael

@mdstamper.bsky.social

My Miss America by Ernie Barnes (American) - Oil on canvas / 1970 - California African American Museum #womeninart #art #oilpainting #ErnieBarnes #Barnes #CAAM #CaliforniaAfricanAmericanMuseum #womensart #artwork #MissAmerica #AfricanAmericanArtist #fineart #AfricanAmericanArt #AmericanArtist

American artist Ernie Barnes's painting "My Miss America" depicts an African American woman carrying bags, representing the struggles of working class black women in the post World War II era. Through its use of lines to depict the woman's strength and muted colors to suggest her poverty, the painting pays homage to Barnes's own hard-working mother and the dignity of black women during a time of civil rights struggles and segregation.

Barnes chose to picture what he believed to be the crowning achievement of African American women. Far beyond traditional pageant categories like evening dresses and swimsuits, Barnes chose to elevate more meaningful qualities and traits. For him, African American women were the source of considerable maternal strength and beauty.

The woman pictured in Ernie's My Miss America is a nurturing provider, a source of self sacrificing labor and love. He presents her toting heavy bags of groceries, her eyes closed as if in solemn prayer and purpose.

Barnes composed his subject like a pyramid -- broad at the base, tapered at the peak. The folds of her dress give her a monumental, sculptural quality with a sense of permanence. Holding her shopping bags wide at her sides, her figure narrows above her rounded hips, and continues to slim past her waste and shoulders. Her head is the pinnacle. She holds her chin up, with her eyes closed basking in the golden glow that surrounds her.

Across his oeuvre, Barnes paints his subjects with their eyes closed, whether they are grooving at the sugar shack, suspended in mid-air trying to connect with a loose soccer ball, or carrying a pair of shopping bags. “I tend to paint everyone, most everyone, with their eyes closed because I feel that we are blind to one another’s humanity so if we could see the gifts strengths and potentials within every human being then our eyes would be open,” Barnes said.

April 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM

rekkids.bsky.social

@rekkids.bsky.social

#curtismayfield #nowspinning #erniebarnes #vinyl

June 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM

hype1ife

@hype1ife.bsky.social

Supreme
Release Date: May 1, 2025

#jamesjebbia #supreme #bbsimon #seabob #erniebarnes #newera #polartec

May 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM

Liz Neptune | Filmmaker

@lizneptune.bsky.social

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings. (Day 6)
#blueskyart #art #painting #artsky #paintingsky #blackart #blacksky #thesugarshack #erniebarnes

April 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM

Artstore

@artstore.bsky.social

Remembering Ernie Barnes (b. July 15, 1938), NFL player turned painter whose iconic art captured emotion in motion.
(fot. Wikipedia) #ErnieBarnes

July 15, 2025 at 4:43 AM

Vicki James

@alignthrive.bsky.social

🏈🎨 From the football field to fine art — Ernie Barnes’ From Pads to Palette is a stunning celebration of motion, muscle, and meaning. A collector’s gem.
#ErnieBarnes #FromPadsToPalette #BlackArtists #FootballArt #ArtBookCollector

ebay.us/m/iiBH0J

June 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM

Tonne

@skygodess44.bsky.social

#SINNNERS. . .I'm ready to talk about it!

The is a painting by #ErnieBarnes is called #TheSugarShack. The movie pays homage to Ernie in a big way. Amazing!

There's a lot to unpack about Sinners.

April 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM

Long Black Fingers

@longblackfingers.bsky.social

Some Ernie Barnes inspired Perler bead designs I did this last week. #Perler #Perlers #PerlerBead #PerlerBeads #LongBlackFingers #ErnieBarnes longblackfingers.blogspot.com/2024/12/erni...

Ernie Barnes Perler Beads

For the last week I have been making these Ernie Barnes paintings in bead form. I was gonna do them big style and then realized I could mak...

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December 3, 2024 at 2:27 AM

Plastyczny Online

@plastyczny.bsky.social

15 lipca świętujemy rocznicę urodzin Erniera Barnesa (1938–2009), byłego futbolisty i genialnego malarza. Jego dzieła, jak „The Sugar Shack”, pulsują emocjami i ruchem.
(fot. Wikipedia)
#ErnieBarnes

July 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM

Just Me - Yarn Sniffer

@creative-flunky.bsky.social

'The sugar shack,' created by Ernie Barnes. It can be viewed at the Blanton. It captures a moment of celebration. Of enjoying each other and dancing and just being alive.

#art #sugarshack #segregation #ErnieBarnes #relaxing