This week’s ALVC class focuses on the Postmodern theme "INTERTEXTUALITY", re-read Extract 1 The death of the author on page 39 of your ALVC books and respond to the oil paintings of Kehinde Wiley.
1. Find a clear definition of Intertextuality and quote it accurately on your blog using the APA referencing system. Use your own words to explain the definition more thoroughly.
“The concept of intertextuality reminds us that each text exists in relation to others” Chandler (2003). When you look at something such as painting, drawing, sculpture one of the first things that would come into your mind is I have seen that before? Intertextuality is comparing work that has been reproduced to previous interpretations and making connections.
2. Research Wiley's work and write a paragraph that analyzes how we might make sense of his work. Identify intertextuality in Wiley's work.
Intertextuality can be applied to Wiley’s work we see a black African American man, whom we compare with people we see on the movies, rappers, singers, athletes because we are familiar with them. Although stereotypical we automatically think because they are wearing a hat, chain, baggy clothes we think gangster or thug. The style of portraiture in Wiley’s works is similar to the renaissance and the enlightenment. The poses are very strong and give the viewer this sense of power and success. The work quotes " historical sources and position young black men within the field of power" Kehinde W, (n.d).
3. Wiley's work relates to next week’s Postmodern theme "PLURALISM" . Read page 46 and discuss how the work relates to this theme.
Wiley’s work relates to pluralism as it is diverse. Wiley is a gay African American artist he is just as successful and well-known as Ron Mueck who is white and straight. The depiction of the black man as being an authoritative and holy figure just as equal as any other man on earth reminds us of our past as “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it” Edmund(1729-1797). There is more respect for people of colour, than there was 50 years ago.
4. Comment on how wiley’s work raises questions around social/cultural hierarchies, colonisation, globalisation, stereotypes and the politics which govern a western worldview.
We live in a postmodern society where there are no social/ cultural hierarchies. To some the juxtaposition of this style of art may seem very odd and intimidating. However, we are not use to seeing art work being presented like this which is the power of globalisation. We are use to seeing the classic stereotype of the black man someone who is poor and violent. Wiley’s work is the complete opposite. It reminds us that the leader of the free world is black. It also tells the uknown story of the black man from the 14th to 18th century. We are reminded of where we have come from, what we have done and what we have still left to do.
5. Add some reflective comments of your own, which may add more information that
you have read during your research.
I found Wiley’s work very inspiring especially for someone like me who is of colour. He brings out the irony in work from the renaissance and the enlightenment. It is almost like he makes fun of them. The people in Wiley’s work are real people that he has photographed and they aren’t trying to be something that they are not. Then there are these very beautiful backgrounds that surround the figure are like old master paintings and French Rococo. It also represents that men can be feminine yet still masculine. The fusion of the traditional portraiture that was aimed at the white man and history has bought back unity between black and white.
References:
Art KEHINDE WILEY (n.d). Retrieved August 13th, 2011, from
http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/kehinde-wiley/
Kehinde Wiley (n.d). Retrieved August 13th, 2011, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehinde_Wiley
Kehinde Wiley: DEITCH PROJECTS. (Nov 2009). Artforum International, p229
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