Alyssa Sutton

[Alyssa Sutton @AlyssaSutton21]

@paigeeeyyyyyyyy I agree, I think words like “good” and “bad” are overused and usually it’s more complex than that anyways

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I thought the use of accompanying text made this piece by Carrie May Weems of one woman brushing another’s hair more powerful and intimate #ARTH287

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@sarahkha111 I agree there’s a fine balance between allowing free speech and also making sure what’s portrayed in the media is accurate and inclusive

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I think this article really isn’t portrays how using a photograph can tell a different story when taken under different contexts. the arrest of ethel witherspoon looks much more violent up close. #ARTH287

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@Jake_UNC I think I definitely see a guitar shape. connecting the man to the bass helps with the abstraction and form.

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#ARTH287 I really like the use of texture in this painting, especially in the hair. how does this relate to the subject matter?

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@sarahkreitz I think it was, but I can’t quite pinpoint what exactly makes it so christlike. Maybe the beard and the innocent eyes? Perhaps the artist wished to draw a comparison between Jesus’ innocence when dying on the cross and the innocence of blacks who were lynched

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Do the purple gloves indicate that a woman was being lynched? How does that change the subject matter of this painting compared to the Hale Woodruff photo? I find this artwork very eerie and powerful. #ARTH287

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@RayWinner3 I think the monochromatic brown and green also helped to make the yellow and red pop

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I thought it was interesting how Powell interpreted the blank faces in Lawrence’s painting as symbolic of being open to new challenges and experiences rather than where in past artwork the lack of face is seen as dehumanizing #ARTH287

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@jynkrumah @ryleyalana I agree. there seems to be a connection between the past and the future. one of the leaves flows right into the smoke from the cabin

[Alyssa Sutton @AlyssaSutton21]

@jynkrumah It almost looks like a crown or halo to me, perhaps signufying her as royalty

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Did anyone else notice the cabin in both Douglas works that we looked at? I wonder if that is a symbol for him #ARTH287

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@Cle4Prez I’m sensing a theme of oppression throughout history; Egyptians were not kind towards their slaves and i’m sure the Romans weren’t towards people they conquered. the smaller darker figures might represent the toil of unnamed slaves that built these structures

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@KevynRobinson I get an egyptian vibe from the sphinx like large figure and the pyramid in the left of the painting. perhaps he is comparing the plight of modern African Americans to that of the Egyptian slaves

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Is there something significant about the concentric circles that A. Douglas uses to break up the artwork? It reminds me of a target of some sort #ARTH287

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I thought it was interesting how this article described Doris Ulmanns baptism piece as having a message of “rediscovery, growth, and rebirth” while a previous reading saw it as more of a message of loss and inevitable death. Context seems to matter. #ARTH287

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@hobson_sherrill Although it was a bit of a stretch, I like how he made the point that even the nazis could have been honoring personal valor/loyalty but it becomes irrelevant when considering the evil that generally took place

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@cameron_putnam I like how Upton argues that “loyalty to your country” is not that great a value when your country represents slavery and racism

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I found very compelling Upton’s idea to form the Dead Rebels park with rows of statues, maybe in a run down area. Do others think that this is a reasonable idea or have other ideas for the existing statues? Do you agree with Upton that some art is meant to be destroyed? #ARTH287