artist essay

This next artist that I view on the Art 21 series was Kara Walker. In her childhood years, she used chalk to create art. She was an African-American artist, who had many contriverial pieces about racial issues. She discussed these issues through her art work. Some of those where the idea’s of the deep south and slavery. For her art she made exhibitions of slioets that covered large white walls. They had a very cartoon feel to them that support the black stereotype for how slaves were seen. She used a overhead projector to project the silhouettes on the walls. She then used the overhead projector to splash moving color onto the wall.
I liked art work because she discusses important issues that should be acknowledged to people in their lives. I liked how she was comfortable with being African American and being so strong about an issue that once degraded her own race. I liked the fact that she used the overhead projector and used color to make her art more interesting and vibrant while bringing up important issues. I was interested in the way that she presented her artwork. She never beautified the subject, but showed it in its actual horror.