I have chosen to compare and contrast the following two works of arts: (1) Faith Ringgold, God Bless America, 1963 and (2) Shirin Neshat, Rebellious Silence, from the series Women of Allah, 1994. Although they dramatically differ in appearance, style and interpretation, they convey a similar message. When looking at both Ringgold's God Bless America and Shirin Neshat's Rebellious Silence, the viewer can deliberately feel the tone the artworks set because of the color and the unity.
Ringgold's God Bless America was created with oil on canvas unlike Neshat's Rebellious Silence, which is a black-and-white photograph. Because Ringgold created her artwork during the Civil Rights Movement, she had to make it possible for the viewer to be able to understand what it felt like to be an African American. In Neshat's Rebellious Silence, she portrays herself as a Muslim woman, dressed in a black chador, with a rifle dividing her face and a Farsi poem written on her face. Ringgold's God Bless America intention was to show that the woman on the painting is a prisoner of her own bigotry. Both artworks represent universal concerns that all creative people, in all cultures and at all times, have sought to …show more content…
Neshat created her artwork Rebellious Silence in order to emphasize the role of 'martyrdom', a concept that became the hear of the revolution at the time, as it promoted the women's faith, self-sacrifice, rejection of Western ideologies, and ultimately life after death. Neshat wanted to represent the ability for Islamic Women to control their own lives in opposition to the Western misconceptions that Islamic women are oppressed. Both artists had the same intention of feedback from their viewers. They wanted their viewers to understand and explore the challenges inferior people
Ringgold's God Bless America was created with oil on canvas unlike Neshat's Rebellious Silence, which is a black-and-white photograph. Because Ringgold created her artwork during the Civil Rights Movement, she had to make it possible for the viewer to be able to understand what it felt like to be an African American. In Neshat's Rebellious Silence, she portrays herself as a Muslim woman, dressed in a black chador, with a rifle dividing her face and a Farsi poem written on her face. Ringgold's God Bless America intention was to show that the woman on the painting is a prisoner of her own bigotry. Both artworks represent universal concerns that all creative people, in all cultures and at all times, have sought to …show more content…
Neshat created her artwork Rebellious Silence in order to emphasize the role of 'martyrdom', a concept that became the hear of the revolution at the time, as it promoted the women's faith, self-sacrifice, rejection of Western ideologies, and ultimately life after death. Neshat wanted to represent the ability for Islamic Women to control their own lives in opposition to the Western misconceptions that Islamic women are oppressed. Both artists had the same intention of feedback from their viewers. They wanted their viewers to understand and explore the challenges inferior people