Thursday, October 8, 2015

Interruption and Absence: A History of Lynching (Latinos)

and How It Changed What I Think About Contemporary Art!
Artist: Ken Gonzales-Day

- from Los Angeles!

- composition of different photos he takes of sculptures in different museums!
- lynching!
influenced his art!
history and contemporary issues changed way he looks at contempt. art!
- interest in race!
interested in artists depiction of race/culture/race influencing art/artists!
- Enlightenment period!
I think, therefore I am !
Positivism!
attempt to fit people in index!
racial hierarchies!
- Research and influence!
combines pictures he takes and makes them into new pictures!
cultural beauty!
- Enlightenment period (see two points above in EP)!
- issue of racial profiling and violence in LA!
- We are walking bags of culture!
said we didn't create or invent ideas!
meaning we are influenced by our culture? not unique but a construct of culture?!
- importance of history!
immigration of latinos in California!
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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Wild West killings connection to racism !

1850s: lynching was different from a legal execution/ wanted to prove race was a
factor!

- He wanted to create something that made people think differently/ took victims out of
photos!

- made sure people engaged in his work