The picture i am writing on is the wedding picture of the African Americans. It showed the rising of the African American middle class before the depression hit. It showed they were not much different from whites except for the color of their skin. Professor Stubblefield made an interesting comment how without the color of their skin they could be white. The colors of the photography use very interesting then again they didn't have color photography or digital photography back then. Makes this photo even more interesting. Makes the color of the clothes pop out, the color of the skin blend in with the background. Their is a sense of implied motion when you look at the bride and groom. This is a very good example of Clan and Race
When I saw the Norman Rockwell painting of the little black girls walking to school with n escort This was a good example of race and class for me. This painting reminded me of how during that particular time period that it was hard for even a little girl of African decent to go t o school. Where the girl was positioned Mr Stubblefield mentioned was a little closer to the marshals that were in front of her as they escorted her. Looking at the painting you would feel like you were protesting in that time period of racial slurs and segregation. The whole painting other than the little African girl in the white dress had eartyh tone colors like yellow, brown, tan, and redish brown shades. This painting for me was a great example of Race and Class.
James Van Der Zee's paintings of this rising of the African American middle class is in contrast to Betye Saar's The Liberation of Aunt Jemima, from aspiration to stereotype. James Van Der Zee's paintings illustrate a race elevating its social class. The Tseng Kwong Chi pictures were auite amusing, in that he traveled around the world looking exactly the same in each picture. My opinion of his nonchant look in his communist uniform around the world, is communism will rule the world, and he is looking away from the capitalistic society that is America. Grueze's Filial Piety is an archetype of a family and is a didactic picture for showing the importance of family. Grueze's previously mentioned painting is in direct contrast to Barbara Ehrenreich's "Are families Dangerous," which could be found in the Between Worlds book. In her article, she claims that families are an ideal unit for love and caring but they also show us the dark sides of life, such as hate, grudges, etc.
The pieces of art discussed this week, we can see how each generation was so different in determining what was provocative. For example the lady facing the mirror exposing her upper back, at the time was consider sexy and provocative. Now in days to get that kind of labeling you have to appear in playboy. The other one was the Birthday Boy which at the time was consider educational. Now in days is consider perverse.
I thought the aunt jemima painting was interesting because it brought out the cultural aspects of African American people of her time. Not so much of what whites thought of them but how they felt. She had a big smile on her face even though she was holding objects that she was required to take care of. Im not saying they were happy for doing so but im saying the painting puts it in their perspective. I also thought the paintings by Eric Fischl were interesting because it brought in a physiological educational aspect into the painting. From the surface and by the title the painting seems perverted and insane. But if u take into account a Freudian viewpoint it is genius. It incorporates the relationships between parents and their kids in an unconscious level that most might not realize.
"Cut Piece" by Yoko Ono can be related to female gender classification. Females, for a large part, are identified as sexual objects within our society. Ono's "Cut Piece" exemplifies this thought by making the viewer a part of the objectification process. While Ono sits in a kimono the viwers are welcomed to, using the provided sheers, take a snip out of her clothing. As her body becomes more and more exposed the audience should react with realization of the violence in this act, and also with an awareness of the desire to see these kind of objectifications. Whether we fit into a certain class, gender, or race, there are always labels in which we become identified with in some way or another. What's great about Ono's "Cut Piece" is the recognition she places on our own consciousness of how we see those who are outside of our box.
With the James VanDerZee photographs, it really broke the stereotype about African Americans being from the lower class. The photographs taken by him were of intellectual and succesful African Americans. An example is of that with the couple, whom are posing with their brand new car and also wearing fur coats. This photograph broke all stereotypes. Other images that i really enjoyed looking at were those of Tseng Kwong Chi. They were really interesting to look at. For the most part,Tseng Kwong Chi was not necessarily mocking the "tradition" of Asian tourists taking numerous pictures of landmakrs. His photos really made that aspect of Asian tourists dissappear in his photographs. -R. Sierra
The photo Bitrhday Boy was quite disturbing.Seeeing that young boy in the room with his mother, with both in the nude I think took Frueds theory beyond fact and turned it into a form of perversion. No child no matter how much they love their parent would want to have that kind of bond that should be with someone with no family ties. No matter how this painting is explianed it touches the psychological aspect of what was this man thinking painting something that is so extreme and justifying it with the Freudin theory.
Artist Norman Rockwell's painting of the "little black girls walking to school with n escort" is a great example of the race issues in the past. The days when so called "colored" people were looked down upon and segregated has thankfully past and hasnt been a huge problem these days but in the past it was a huge concern. In the portrait it shows how a young girl needs protection juts to walk on the streets. The reason for this protection is not because she is famous or high in the government but because people look down on her because of her skin color. This picture alone shows the ratial tension America had in its past and through this picture we can go back and time and analyze the situation . **Jason Bahramian
One of the perfect pieces of artwork that bases it's criticism on the issue of race was the Norman Rockwell painting. It shows how the issue of racism had come to the media surface, because for an artist like Rockwell to paint such a scene was so out of his style that it showed how widely known the topic of racism had become, rather than simply being isolated in the South. The piece puts the audience in the perspective of an angry mob throwing debris at a young black girl, causing observers to question their own beliefs in regards to racism. Would you be part of such a mob if you had the chance? Would you harass a young, seemingly innocent school girl in this way just because she is black? These questions are brought up in the viewers by the perspective painted. The conceptual image also brings to bear the terrible conditions that colored people go through, and leaves it up to the viewer as to imagine how horrible the situation would be if not for the four escorts. Norman Rockwell's painting is extremely effective in being able to convey the issue of racism at the time. -Velez, Jesse
The topic of class was obviously illustrated in the painting by Honore Daumier, Third Class Carriage, 1856. The artist was part of the French Realist group that fled the scene of city life and how artist were being told how to paint and what to paint. Daumier wanted to paint outside of what the norm was. This group of artist moved outside the city and lived with low class people to capture their everyday life. They wanted to paint people in their normal state, sometimes that included them doing labor work. In this painting we are sitting in the third class section, Deumier places us there so we can experience, feel and see what it would be like to be part of that class. He is also showing the inevitable, that for the young there is no future. They will follow their ancestors footsteps. The artist also shows is two very different social separations. But in each class there is really no type of communication or unity, It transcends what the modern life was like in the 1800's and that was really a society with alienation. -Vasthy Villalobos
Out of all the images we looked at in class the most interesting one has to be Birthday Boy. After you get over the shocking position of the woman you can look deep into the meaning of the painting. The fact that the naked woman is the boys mother is very controversial. This painting could have never existed in the past it would of been burned before it saw the light of day. The painting's message is strongly felt if you understand the Oedipus complex. I didnt make the connection untill after you mentioned it but ive come accros the Oedipus complex with hemingways writing and it makes alot of sense. Even though i dont feel that way its more of a subconscious thing.
James vanDerZee's photographs of wealthy african americans shoots down the stereotype of african americans during that era. The african american photographed are not seen victimized but rather proud of who they are. It goes into class as well, they are well off, but if they weren't well off then indeed the photo would have been alot different. It makes you winder if its just race that victimizes people, but rather class as well.
A persons gender, class, race can cause prejudice and discrimination. Art can expose racial oppression. Art can protest and show people something in hopes of maybe getting changes. In the Piece of art "The Liberation of Aunt Jemima" by Betty Saar it shows us three versions. The second Aunt Jemina has darker color skin than the other two Aunt Jemina in the picture probably emaphasizing her race. The Aunt Jemimma in the front has a dark black fist sticking out maybe to show some kind of power.
The picture i am writing on is the wedding picture of the African Americans. It showed the rising of the African American middle class before the depression hit. It showed they were not much different from whites except for the color of their skin. Professor Stubblefield made an interesting comment how without the color of their skin they could be white. The colors of the photography use very interesting then again they didn't have color photography or digital photography back then. Makes this photo even more interesting. Makes the color of the clothes pop out, the color of the skin blend in with the background. Their is a sense of implied motion when you look at the bride and groom. This is a very good example of Clan and Race
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the Norman Rockwell painting of the little black girls walking to school with n escort This was a good example of race and class for me. This painting reminded me of how during that particular time period that it was hard for even a little girl of African decent to go t o school. Where the girl was positioned Mr Stubblefield mentioned was a little closer to the marshals that were in front of her as they escorted her. Looking at the painting you would feel like you were protesting in that time period of racial slurs and segregation. The whole painting other than the little African girl in the white dress had eartyh tone colors like yellow, brown, tan, and redish brown shades. This painting for me was a great example of Race and Class.
ReplyDeleteJames Van Der Zee's paintings of this rising of the African American middle class is in contrast to Betye Saar's The Liberation of Aunt Jemima, from aspiration to stereotype. James Van Der Zee's paintings illustrate a race elevating its social class. The Tseng Kwong Chi pictures were auite amusing, in that he traveled around the world looking exactly the same in each picture. My opinion of his nonchant look in his communist uniform around the world, is communism will rule the world, and he is looking away from the capitalistic society that is America. Grueze's Filial Piety is an archetype of a family and is a didactic picture for showing the importance of family. Grueze's previously mentioned painting is in direct contrast to Barbara Ehrenreich's "Are families Dangerous," which could be found in the Between Worlds book. In her article, she claims that families are an ideal unit for love and caring but they also show us the dark sides of life, such as hate, grudges, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe pieces of art discussed this week, we can see how each generation was so different in determining what was provocative. For example the lady facing the mirror exposing her upper back, at the time was consider sexy and provocative. Now in days to get that kind of labeling you have to appear in playboy. The other one was the Birthday Boy which at the time was consider educational. Now in days is consider perverse.
ReplyDeleteI thought the aunt jemima painting was interesting because it brought out the cultural aspects of African American people of her time. Not so much of what whites thought of them but how they felt. She had a big smile on her face even though she was holding objects that she was required to take care of. Im not saying they were happy for doing so but im saying the painting puts it in their perspective. I also thought the paintings by Eric Fischl were interesting because it brought in a physiological educational aspect into the painting. From the surface and by the title the painting seems perverted and insane. But if u take into account a Freudian viewpoint it is genius. It incorporates the relationships between parents and their kids in an unconscious level that most might not realize.
ReplyDelete"Cut Piece" by Yoko Ono can be related to female gender classification. Females, for a large part, are identified as sexual objects within our society. Ono's "Cut Piece" exemplifies this thought by making the viewer a part of the objectification process. While Ono sits in a kimono the viwers are welcomed to, using the provided sheers, take a snip out of her clothing. As her body becomes more and more exposed the audience should react with realization of the violence in this act, and also with an awareness of the desire to see these kind of objectifications. Whether we fit into a certain class, gender, or race, there are always labels in which we become identified with in some way or another. What's great about Ono's "Cut Piece" is the recognition she places on our own consciousness of how we see those who are outside of our box.
ReplyDeleteWith the James VanDerZee photographs, it really broke the stereotype about African Americans being from the lower class. The photographs taken by him were of intellectual and succesful African Americans. An example is of that with the couple, whom are posing with their brand new car and also wearing fur coats. This photograph broke all stereotypes. Other images that i really enjoyed looking at were those of Tseng Kwong Chi. They were really interesting to look at. For the most part,Tseng Kwong Chi was not necessarily mocking the "tradition" of Asian tourists taking numerous pictures of landmakrs. His photos really made that aspect of Asian tourists dissappear in his photographs.
ReplyDelete-R. Sierra
The photo Bitrhday Boy was quite disturbing.Seeeing that young boy in the room with his mother, with both in the nude I think took Frueds theory beyond fact and turned it into a form of perversion. No child no matter how much they love their parent would want to have that kind of bond that should be with someone with no family ties. No matter how this painting is explianed it touches the psychological aspect of what was this man thinking painting something that is so extreme and justifying it with the Freudin theory.
ReplyDeleteArtist Norman Rockwell's painting of the "little black girls walking to school with n escort" is a great example of the race issues in the past. The days when so called "colored" people were looked down upon and segregated has thankfully past and hasnt been a huge problem these days but in the past it was a huge concern. In the portrait it shows how a young girl needs protection juts to walk on the streets. The reason for this protection is not because she is famous or high in the government but because people look down on her because of her skin color. This picture alone shows the ratial tension America had in its past and through this picture we can go back and time and analyze the situation .
ReplyDelete**Jason Bahramian
One of the perfect pieces of artwork that bases it's criticism on the issue of race was the Norman Rockwell painting. It shows how the issue of racism had come to the media surface, because for an artist like Rockwell to paint such a scene was so out of his style that it showed how widely known the topic of racism had become, rather than simply being isolated in the South. The piece puts the audience in the perspective of an angry mob throwing debris at a young black girl, causing observers to question their own beliefs in regards to racism. Would you be part of such a mob if you had the chance? Would you harass a young, seemingly innocent school girl in this way just because she is black? These questions are brought up in the viewers by the perspective painted. The conceptual image also brings to bear the terrible conditions that colored people go through, and leaves it up to the viewer as to imagine how horrible the situation would be if not for the four escorts. Norman Rockwell's painting is extremely effective in being able to convey the issue of racism at the time.
ReplyDelete-Velez, Jesse
The topic of class was obviously illustrated in the painting by Honore Daumier, Third Class Carriage, 1856. The artist was part of the French Realist group that fled the scene of city life and how artist were being told how to paint and what to paint. Daumier wanted to paint outside of what the norm was. This group of artist moved outside the city and lived with low class people to capture their everyday life. They wanted to paint people in their normal state, sometimes that included them doing labor work.
ReplyDeleteIn this painting we are sitting in the third class section, Deumier places us there so we can experience, feel and see what it would be like to be part of that class. He is also showing the inevitable, that for the young there is no future. They will follow their ancestors footsteps. The artist also shows is two very different social separations. But in each class there is really no type of communication or unity, It transcends what the modern life was like in the 1800's and that was really a society with alienation.
-Vasthy Villalobos
Out of all the images we looked at in class the most interesting one has to be Birthday Boy. After you get over the shocking position of the woman you can look deep into the meaning of the painting. The fact that the naked woman is the boys mother is very controversial. This painting could have never existed in the past it would of been burned before it saw the light of day. The painting's message is strongly felt if you understand the Oedipus complex. I didnt make the connection untill after you mentioned it but ive come accros the Oedipus complex with hemingways writing and it makes alot of sense. Even though i dont feel that way its more of a subconscious thing.
ReplyDeleteJames vanDerZee's photographs of wealthy african americans shoots down the stereotype of african americans during that era. The african american photographed are not seen victimized but rather proud of who they are. It goes into class as well, they are well off, but if they weren't well off then indeed the photo would have been alot different. It makes you winder if its just race that victimizes people, but rather class as well.
ReplyDeleteA persons gender, class, race can cause prejudice and discrimination. Art can expose racial oppression. Art can protest and show people something in hopes of maybe getting changes. In the Piece of art "The Liberation of Aunt Jemima" by Betty Saar it shows us three versions. The second Aunt Jemina has darker color skin than the other two Aunt Jemina in the picture probably emaphasizing her race. The Aunt Jemimma in the front has a dark black fist sticking out maybe to show some kind of power.
ReplyDeleteMichael Comrie