Ok so I wondered what ya'll thought about this artwork. I did it in response to the artist kara walker who I did a report on. She deals with a lot of issues about racism, sexuality, power, etc. I really enjoy what she does even though it's kind of intense and if you're not careful, pornographic. Anyway, she uses silhouettes to narrate a story, often about some sort of power struggle. She does large paper cut outs and adheres them to gallery walls. So her image is located below and mine above. She is an african american artist and I am not. So is what I did racist?
It's not in my defense, but just my reaction to the racism I felt living in Lumberton, Texas. I felt like children thought racism was a game and they would wear confederate flags as superhero capes and wear shirts that said "the south will rise again." I surely did not enjoy or think this was right.n So in mine, if you can't tell, there is a little girl blowing bubbles that have the opposite race floating in them that will soon be impailed by knives. Gruesome? Yes, so is Kara Walker, WAY worse than mine.
What do you think?
I find it interesting that you used black and white. I'm curious what the knives represent. SOciety? Racism? or something else. I love that everything is suspended in animation. Just like the Walker piece. Because there is a sense of movement it feels much more like a statement that pushes the viewer in a certain direction. I'm not sure I understand the connection between the experiences you had in Lumberton and the image you created. I think the bubbles are so powerful an image of the incredible fragility of ignorance and the power to deflate it.
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