The written assignment for the semester will be for you to write a paper about a
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The written assignment for the semester will be for you to write a paper about a contemporary artist. By a contemporary artist I mean an artist that is working today, or has worked since the year 2000. The paper is to address three things: one, highlight an artist whose work interests you; two, use one or two works in particular to describe and assess, and three, tell me why the work and/or the artist interests you. The minimum length is 450 words (roughly one page using a 12 or 14 pt. font). You can choose any artist who works in a visual medium. That could include--but is not limited to--graphic design, painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, and video.Explanation / Answer
The Contemporary artist in my mind is Kara Walker. Kara Walker is an African-American contemporary painter who explores raw intersections of race, gender, violence, sexuality in her work.
She is best known for her wall-sized cut paper silhouettes depicting historical narratives haunted by sexuality, violence and subjugation.
Her two notable works are Darkytown Rebellion and A Subtlety.
A subtlety better known as the marvellous sugar baby is a wonderful creation of Kara Walker. Actually this work of Kara is a homage to the unpaid and overworked artisans who have refined our sweet tastes from the cane fields to the kitchens of new world on the occasions of the demolition of Domino sugar factory.
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