Amy Sherald
“I wanted this image to stand as a piece of inspiration to keep fighting for justice for her. When I look at the dress, it kind of reminds me of Lady Justice. I wanted this image to stand as a piece of inspiration to keep fighting for justice for her. When I look at the dress, it kind of reminds me of Lady Justice.”
“Then she hit on blue, a shade that echoes Taylor’s March birthstone, the aquamarine. “The color that I chose almost had a resemblance to it. The monochromatic color allows you to really focus on her face. The whole painting really becomes about her.”
I really like how in-depth she went in creating this portrait. You can almost see her sense of social justice come to life as you read. You can tell it was important to her that Breonna's face was the core.
Amy Sherald Effect
“When art changes in the present, it changes in the past, too.”
-I agree with this statement. I like this concept.
“Her style is a simplified realism, worked from photographs that she stages and takes of individuals who interest her”
-I find it kind of interesting that she takes random strangers from the street, and finds inspiration from that.
Kehinde Wiley
“... I remember being as nervous as I’ve ever been. I think I’m pretty good at representing what my work stands for. But when you’re sitting down with the head of state and discussing how he fits within a history of representation, how he specifically can interface with your aesthetic—that’s a pretty high bar to cross”
“... there was this real sense of representational work taking on the ego. It’s, like, O.K., I can make a car or Bart Simpson—or whatever it was that we were drawing at that time—better than you can. Realistic representation became a sense of self-worth.”
-His ability to create a realistic representation became tied to his personality and pride.
“How to see the World” by Nicholas Mirzoeff, Chapter 6
“There is an inverse relationship between the countries responsible for carbon emissions and those that suffer the consequences. Sub-Saharan Africa emits very little CO2 but stands to lose many people as a result of climate change because of drought and other disruption to already precarious lives.”
“The transformation is astonishing seen in the longer time frames of extinction by means of natural selection. The background extinction rate (meaning the number of extinction that would occur in the absence of human intervention) is very low. It would take four hundred years for a single species of bird to become extinct without human involvement.”
In this chapter, Nicholas examines how photography and visual culture adds to our understanding of global issues. Things such as climate change, and our current battle for social justice. He argues that traditional media and the government fail to suitably address these issues and that visual culture is an alternative fix to this situation. Throughout the chapter, he provides examples of how photographers, activists, and artists have used visual culture to address pressing political and social issues. He also expresses that what we see can shape our values, beliefs, and understandings of the world, and through that potential, we can work to create a more worthwhile planet.
This Photo was inspired by Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley for colorful portraits that brings together personality with culture.
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