Anthony J. Suber: Multidisciplinary Artist, Educator, and Afro-Surrealist

Artistic Roots and Influences

• 🎨 Anthony J. Suber is a multidisciplinary artist and educator from Houston, Texas, whose early works included comic books for his family.
• 🕰️ His art is inspired by a love of time travel and the aging of materials, often incorporating nature and the relationship between water and land.
• 🌟 A key mentor, Floyd Nuome, instilled in him the responsibility to use his craft and skill for something meaningful.

Materials and Narrative

• 🧵 Many fabrics used in his work are found objects from personal spaces, carrying an ancestral relationship to wearable art and history.
• 💬 These materials are imbued with history, contributing to the narrative depth of his pieces.

Social Sculpture and Afro-Surrealism

• 🤝 Suber is involved in projects like the black man project, creating spaces for men to be vulnerable and supported.
• 🎭 He describes himself as an Afro-Surrealist, drawing from Afrofuturism and the language of freedom.
• 🌿 The seed cloak concept, inspired by historical practices of women sewing seeds into their hair, is a manifestation of this.
• 🌍 His work is rooted in the diaspora but filtered through his experience as a Black man in Texas, aiming for viewers to see themselves in the art.

Education and Mentorship

• 🧑‍🏫 Suber finds inspiration in his students, which is a primary reason he began teaching.
• 🗣️ He aims to be the voice he wished he had heard through mentors, intentionally fostering reciprocal relationships with students.

Personal Life and Community

• ❤️ The collaborative partnership with his wife fuels their creative lives, with each seeing things the other might miss.
• 🏡 He has a deep connection to Houston, appreciating its original architecture and the emerging energy in its arts scene.
• ✨ Suber views new opportunities, like creating artwork or engaging with his city, as chances to combine different experiences into something new and beautiful.