A MAP OF MEMORY AND EXPERIENCE

Cloar’s works have a remarkable way of making a subtle, yet powerful statement. In some, hints of mystery transform seemingly simple images, while in others we are confronted with the often unspoken social tensions of life in the South. His works play with our emotions, revealing the friends and stories of his life alongside the hard-learned truths regarding racism and discrimination. Like a map of memories and experiences, every painting, drawing, and lithograph is a stop along the path of Cloar’s life and a key to what he learned along the way.