{"id":1492,"date":"2022-10-01T00:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T05:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dracinc.goodgallery.com\/blog\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:21:56","slug":"black-madonna-an-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/black-madonna-an-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Madonna, An Obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;I remember it vividly like it was just yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belly_(film)\">&#8216;Belly&#8217;,<\/a> the 1998 crime drama film, was written and directed by music video director Hype Williams. The film&#8217;s dramatic lighting, colours, angles, and artwork were like a grand art exhibition on a movie theatre screen. Then and there, I met my Black Madonna, an obsession that has stayed with me ever since.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/dracinc.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DRAC-BW-9013.jpg\" alt=\"female nude photo in a Room with many windows\" class=\"wp-image-1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DRAC-BW-9013.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DRAC-BW-9013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DRAC-BW-9013-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rappers DMX and Nas played the role of two young black brothers, Tommy &amp; Sincere, from the streets of Queens, New York. They hashed out a living in their quick-paced world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/dracinc.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0311-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0311-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0311-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0311-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0311-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0311-2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/dracinc.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0389-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0389-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0389-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0389-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0389-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0389.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Black &amp; White Photos, the most beautiful images ever<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The black and white photos in Tommy&#8217;s house were captivating. They were the most stunning photos I had seen in a long time, inspiring me to consider doing a show. I felt the need to match or even better them, which is how my obsession with black madonnas began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The search to find my process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/dracinc.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DRAC-BW-8993.jpg\" alt=\"Black Nude female on a bench in a room with many windows.\" class=\"wp-image-1661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DRAC-BW-8993.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DRAC-BW-8993-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DRAC-BW-8993-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Years later, I discovered that Tommy&#8217;s house featured photography by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thierrylegoues.com\/portfolio\/books\/soul\/\">Thierry Le Goues<\/a>, a French photographer known for capturing the beauty of curvy black women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>French Photographer&#8217;s Black Bodies Obsession<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dracinc.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-8300-737x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Black and whit Nude Black Woman\" class=\"wp-image-1489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-8300-737x1024.jpg 737w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-8300-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-8300-768x1067.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-8300-1106x1536.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-8300-1474x2048.jpg 1474w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-8300-scaled.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I had a strong desire to learn how to develop my process to create images as beautiful as the masterpieces I had seen. Finding a black-and-white process that worked for me took me a few years. I focused on producing solid blacks with plenty of detail and texture while creating clean whites and highlights with lots of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was utterly obsessed with this process but couldn&#8217;t be happier with the results.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Me and My Black Body Obsession<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"1507\" src=\"https:\/\/dracinc.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0370-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0370-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0370-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0370-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DRAC-0370.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were once numerous paintings of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Black%20Madonna&amp;FORM=ARPSEC&amp;PC=ARPL&amp;PTAG=1356\"> Black Madonna <\/a>worldwide. Still, they are believed to be hidden, burnt, or destroyed by the church or the Hitler&#8217;s Nazis. It is also rumoured that white women were jealous of their white husbands&#8217; fascination with beautiful black skin women. However, who knows for sure? Ha! Ha! Ha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Black Madonna Obsession<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dracinc.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Viech3-Dona--671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Black Tall skinny woman called the Madonna.\" class=\"wp-image-1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Viech3-Dona--671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Viech3-Dona--197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Viech3-Dona--768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Viech3-Dona-.jpg 983w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dracinc.com\/harlem-photographer\/black-white\/harlem-photographer-haitian-woman-black-white-photo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harlem Photographer Haitian Woman Black &amp; White<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This striking black face is the first Madonna image I created using my refined process. &#8220;Virgin&#8221; refers to paintings or statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary, often depicted with black or dark skin and the infant Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dracinc.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DRAC-0386-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Black Madonna, black and white photo.\" class=\"wp-image-1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DRAC-0386-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DRAC-0386-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DRAC-0386-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DRAC-0386-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DRAC-0386-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dracinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DRAC-0386.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Black Madonna, Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Add Linkz Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Black%20Madonna&amp;FORM=ARPSEC&amp;PC=ARPL&amp;PTAG=1356\"> Black <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dracinc.com\/about-me\/\">Madonna <\/a>can still be found in Orthodox Catholic countries or hidden in a vault.<br>New York advertising photographer Donn Thompson created this image titled &#8220;Harlem Black Madonna.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I remember it vividly like it was just yesterday. &#8216;Belly&#8217;, the 1998 crime drama film, was written and directed by music video director Hype Williams. 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