Wayfinder Artist

 

I choose to do an untitled work by artist Kerry James Marshall. What caught me about this piece is the darker colors, and lighter colors having a harmonious mix between each other. It's a very pleasing piece of art.  This artwork was hard to replicate, and I made many mistakes. I gave up on the canvas part of the painting because I didn't know really how to replicate it too so I splashed some colors together. Also I made the back ground brighter than it originally was.  When researching Kerry James Marshall I learned that he used painting, sculptural installations, collage, video, and photography to comment on the history of black identity in both the US and in Western Art. In the two works by Kerry James Marshall on the google slides he is using the color to show off that history. In the second image it's in a hair Salon with children dancing with a woman maybe while their mothers are getting their haircut. It creates a sense of culture and liveliness. The color of the ima

 

 

So for my Sketch Book C I choose to do the current social issue of the brutality that black people, especially transgender POC face every day.  At first I wanted to do the two people wrapped up in a transgender pride flag, but after looking at my reference photos I decided to do one person because I was inspired by them.  This is my final product.  I decided on the slogan because it's the front slogan for the movement.  It is straight to the point and leaves no room for argument, because black trans lives do matter. The overall design for this is taken from my second reference photo. I added the surgery scars and skirt as a way to show gender fluidity and gender expression. I also cut out the photo and glued it too a black piece of paper just to add more of an abstract feel to it, and also the lines just to add more emphasis to the overall design. The design have been overused but it's a good design and it can be seen in many different fonts, and different artists have a differ