Jeremy Okai Davis's exhibition featuring ten portraits of Black Oregon ancestors is currently displayed at the A.M. Bush Gallery and aims to confront the legacy of Asahel Bush's racist actions against the Black community in Oregon. This series reflects a significant reimagining of historical narratives tied to the Bush House. The portraits are designed to resonate visually with an 1880 portrait of Asahel Bush, emphasizing the subjectivity of historical portrayal. By acknowledging both Bush’s contributions and his failures, the exhibition opens up a dialogue about the complexity of history and representation.
History is never an objective record of the past, it is always a story, and as such, subject to the whims and interests of the teller.
Davis's portraits broadcast their facture with faces fractured into brushstrokes, strata of paint, layers of colors, and applied patterns.
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