Urban Knight
Sisters in Motion
Blue Diva
Jazz Festival
Music Maker II
White Umbrella
The world of Charles A. Bibbs reflects spirituality, consciousness, strong ethnic pride, texture, movement, and energy; all recognized as hallmarks of fine art. These characteristics describe the zenith of fulfillment sought by all artists; they are comfortably embodied as the nucleus that forms the soul of Charles Bibbs.
A native of the Los Angeles Bay area and second child of a family of ten, Charles grew up with a host of love and desire to succeed. His father, Arthur, recognized his son’s gift in early elementary school; he encouraged a gifted son to display and perfect his talents while exploring numerous ways of expressing his art. His talent was further fueled by the works of Charles White, R. C. Gorman, Frank Howell, Ernie Barnes, and Nathaniel Bustion, just a few of our most celebrated contemporary master. Bibbs expanded his intrinsic ability by attending Long Beach City College, California State University, and Los Angeles Harbor College. He currently resides in California with his lovely wife Elaine, and his son Charles M. They are the source of his inspiration and drive.
Throughout his career, Bibbs has persisted in exploring new avenues of expression. His range of versatility extends from mixed media drawings and paining to clay vessels and masks. His bold and powerful visual statements and his unusual style of fusing acrylic paint and ink move most of us. This style, coupled with African and contemporary African American themes, creates stimulating and sensitive spectacles; all flowing, rhythmic and interweaving. Positive and sensitive imagery best describes a consistent overall feeling. Nobility and strength in the rendering of his figures is characteristically and recognizably the Bibbs trademark.
His mix of realism, fantasy, and ethnicity have been nationally and internationally celebrated. Charles has been featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles, radio shows, and television appearances. He has received countless citations and awards.
With each contact he bridges all forms of the arts to forma common spirit within us. As Bibbs states, “My most important goal is to make profound aesthetic statements, that are ethnically rooted and simultaneously arouse spiritual emotions within each of us.”