Stories

These artists upheld the title of the episode. Kara Walker’s art, pictured here, was interesting because her black silhouette and white background were so simple. It made the story and the characters stand out. I liked how what the characters were doing and who or what they were interacting with was important. The two pictures are slightly different. One is, as I explained before, a white wall and black silhouette. The room is also round. The second one has a light colored back ground, with again black silhouette. The neat thing is that the viewer becomes part of the work because their shadow shows up along with the silhouettes. I believe Kara Walker said this was about the slaves turning on their master and using everyday utensils to do it. I like silhouettes because of the harsh contrast.

Kiki Smith was an interesting individual. I like how she talked about art being the representation of the inside, and art being a way to think. Smith said that she grew up very Adams family like, saying that she grew up around death. An example was when she said she would draw or design dead sculptures of birds. She also talked about witches and this picture below reminds me of this. Also she said she likes seeing her sculptures off the ground.