Master of Light

After a decade in prison, artist George Anthony Morton returns home to reconcile with his family and grapple with past traumas by painting a series of portraits.While serving out a federal sentence for drug dealing, classical painter Morton further developed his artistic approach. Upon his release, he chose to rail against a predominantly white cultural landscape, forging his own unique style and vision. When he returns to the family home in Kansas City, he faces ghosts from his past. While attempting to rebuild his relationship with his mother, whose life is spent in and out of prison, Morton paints family members in the style of Dutch Masters. But he also explores the influential role that African art has played within the realist tradition.