The artwork Self Portrait As a Nice White Lady by Adrian Piper has influenced my own artwork Timeline in that the concepts, meanings and metaphors found in her artwork are not immediately identifiable. Although there is no influence of Pipers work on mine in terms of process, media or presentation, in this essay I will be discussing the confrontation that viewer experiences when faced with Pipers artwork Self Portrait As a Nice White Lady, my own artwork Timeline, and the ways in which both artworks have underlying concepts.
My artwork Timeline are a group of photographic film negatives which have been manipulated by use of paint, sand and tape and further editing in photoshop. The theme of my artwork is Self and Other and my concept is based around memories and volatile nature of them. I am seeking to create a physical …show more content…
There is a thought bubble which reads “WHUT CHOO LOOKIN AT MOFO” which is something that would be stereotypically said by a person of colour in America. At face value this artwork is simply depicting a white lady and her thoughts but from a conceptual standpoint this artwork is deeply impactful. The fact that piper has depicted herself as a white woman but is having “black” thoughts comments on her internal and external conflicts as a mixed race woman in her context. The cross referencing of cultures in her artwork shows he way in which she is somewhat living with split personalities.
Although Pipers artwork speaks more pointedly to white people, there is space for all races to learn and connect with the artwork. The author of “White Lies: Race and the Myths of Whiteness” (Farrar Strauss and Giroux) Maurice Berger stated “What Adrian is doing is not just about black and white issues. It is about Xenophobia. It is about the fear of anything that is different to you and me. And it speaks to men and women, blacks and whites, Asians and all
My artwork Timeline are a group of photographic film negatives which have been manipulated by use of paint, sand and tape and further editing in photoshop. The theme of my artwork is Self and Other and my concept is based around memories and volatile nature of them. I am seeking to create a physical …show more content…
There is a thought bubble which reads “WHUT CHOO LOOKIN AT MOFO” which is something that would be stereotypically said by a person of colour in America. At face value this artwork is simply depicting a white lady and her thoughts but from a conceptual standpoint this artwork is deeply impactful. The fact that piper has depicted herself as a white woman but is having “black” thoughts comments on her internal and external conflicts as a mixed race woman in her context. The cross referencing of cultures in her artwork shows he way in which she is somewhat living with split personalities.
Although Pipers artwork speaks more pointedly to white people, there is space for all races to learn and connect with the artwork. The author of “White Lies: Race and the Myths of Whiteness” (Farrar Strauss and Giroux) Maurice Berger stated “What Adrian is doing is not just about black and white issues. It is about Xenophobia. It is about the fear of anything that is different to you and me. And it speaks to men and women, blacks and whites, Asians and all