Robert Colescott's Dark Continent III

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The artwork I have chosen is the non-representational work of art titled, Dark Continent III. The media used is acrylic on paper and it is 42x 30 in. It is a work of art created by the artist, Robert Colescott in 1989. Colescott was an African American artist born on August 26, 1925 in Oakland, California. He died on June 4, 2009.
The exhibition was a very large and spacious room with dim lighting. And a light shining down on the works of art, almost like a spotlight. The exhibition is very quiet with other people walking around, examining artwork as well. Some people were taking notes and others were just observing. A lot of the works of art are framed, some others are not. On each wall there are 2-3 artworks and they are spaced out from

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