POST # 17 LA VIDA SOBRE PAPEL

 This is an artwork curated by Dolores Mercado, it is called La Vida Sobre Papel. In this artwork Dolores goes deeper into the social aspects that is related to the world.

SOCIAL: The artwork it seems to tell us about the culture by the different varieties of flowers on this woman's blouse. She is part of the Mexican culture.
POLITICAL: I can infer that the woman is part of a lower class society.
RELIGIOUS: The woman seems to be meditating about an issue that is very serious.
INTELLECTUAL:From the artwork it doesn't seem to point out any intellectual aspects. Do you see anything?
TECHNOLOGY: There is no technology involved in this work of art.
ECONOMIC: I don't see anything related to any economic status.
       Reflection: The theme of the artwork is about violence, also relating to love, and Mexican culture.

Post #16 Carrie Mae Weems

 This is a photograph that Carrie Mae Weems took on October 17.2009 for The Museum of Contemporary Photography. In the picture you can see a woman and what appears to be her daughters playing cards. Quality time is spent with each other in the room. My family and I also spend time together surrounding in each other's comfort. We enjoy each other's company, unfortunately when the day ends we must say goodbye. The mother is watching her girls enjoy themselves, yet she also seems to have her mind on something else.

POST #15 Banksy

This one of Banky's works of art, in this photo we can see that a maid is obviously cleaning. What is also interesting is that not only is she cleaning she sweeps the trash under a large sheet. This gives a conceptual statement that most people tend to keep issues hidden from others. Most people don't want to unveil how they feel and or what is bothering them. I have seen this photo before and it has always caught my eye, as people walk by it I also wonder what they might be thinking. The maid is trying to be a innocent as possible so no one sees what bad shes done.

Post #14 I'm Not Telling You Again!!!!

       
   This is a letter explaining what he/she will do if the particular person goes near their drive way. I can  connect to it, member's in my family owns a drive way. It is often blocked in the summer months by other people. Angry but respectful they decide to talk to whom ever owns the vehicle parked in their area. On one occasion a person disrespected my aunt,  instead of retaliating my aunt  wrote a letter similiar to the one shown. Serious and threating she warned the person to back away or she will scratch the vehicle. A day later around the same time the vehicle was no where to be seen. This was a unique find and that is why I chose it.

Post # 13 Nostalgia

     

        This violin creates nostalgia for me, the violin reminds me of when I was involved in an opera at my old grammar school. I have been playing for four years now and unfortunately I do not own one. When I look at other's who play and who are professionals, it brings back memories of my friends and I. We made music together and I cared about it passionately, also I had the opportunity to be on television. That was an amazing experience that I will never forget, at times I visit my old school and walk the halls and everything comes back to me. The four string violin has created positive thoughts that fire's up my soul when I feel lonely or upset.

Post#12 Marlene Dumas

    Marlene Dumas would be considered to be an postmodern artist, in her artworks she combines human emotion to her pieces of art. She uses postmodern visual strategies to explain and describe what is present without speaking. Strategies such as text and image, appropriation, and hybridity complements her work. In "The Woman of Algiers" Marlene Dumas uses her creation of art to make a conceptual statement that is clearly shown. It gives the viewer their perspective on her art. This also relates to the feelings and expressions of its viewer's. Marlene Dumas is considered to be an postmodern artist.

Post#11 Marlene Dumas " The Woman of Algiers's"

The artist of “The Woman of Algiers's " in the year of 2001  is Marlene Dumas, she was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1953 and currently lives and work in Amsterdam. The artwork is based on a photograph that was shown in a French newspaper by the name of L' Express.  Marlene Dumas used oil on canvas to create the work of art. I chose this work of art because I found the image to be quite unique and interesting. In this artwork a naked woman is held back by two men, her female areas are censored by black rectangles. In a quote by Marlene Dumas she stated, “I am dealing with emotions that everyone feels. But I'm always conscious of this tension between knowing that you are making an object, a physical thing, and being aware that you are also referring to things [the emotions] that cannot actually be painted. If the painting works, that tension is in there ". Her statement is what sets the tone while she created the artwork this is why I chose this piece of art from Marlene Dumas.