Silhouette

Knowledge acquired but thrown away, Hughes exposes the blatant racism that occurs in the south (“The Bitter River,” 15-19). The adoption of a more experimental method to spread awareness of the social injustice prominent in the south, Hughes’ poetics is broadcast. This poem serves to remind the higher economic class of African Americans that injustice is still forcefully inflicted upon the working class. Despite their attempts to better themselves, the self-hatred—The Bitter River—prevents them…

place (like home), and most most recently . Her primary medium is black silhouettes, or cut-outs, against a white background, though she also utilizes inks, colors, and mixed-media. Through this, she explores the topics of racism, misogyny, and the whitewashing of American slavery. I find her style immensely interesting on both a surface-level reading and in the dark themes simmering just underneath it. Her use of silhouettes as a…

Kara walker is a contemporary artist working mainly with black and white silhouettes made of paper. She invokes themes of African American racial identity in the majority of her works (artsy.net). The majority of her works are particularly heavy in meaning and are meant to invoke emotion, some may make you cry or even laugh. I’m also a contemporary artist who works mainly with traditional art such as sketching, inking and then coloring with markers. My themes vary from piece to piece and usually…

were also buttoned by two buttons as well (Fig. 1) These features are consistent with the design of other sports jackets during the periods as shown in the ads. The design of this two-toned sports jacket represents the impact of rationing on the silhouette of men in the 1940s. World War II shifted the norm of double-breasted suits in men’s fashion to single-breasted suits. In efforts to conserve materials and ration, lapels became narrower and had to be within a certain size. The number of…

The silhouette looked like a monster as it advanced, screeching and snorting as it went forward. Looking at the creature appear and disappear through the fog, Andrew remembered the beast. It was the same creature that had killed his parents, screeching and snorting…

lloween-pictures 6) Window Silhouettes Crafting these simple and fun window silhouettes is an easy way to decorate your home for Halloween. Cut the shapes from black paper and adhere to your windows. At night, when your light streams through the windows, the shapes will take on a life of their own. Follow the step-by-step instructions for this fun holiday craft here. http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/make-and-decorate/crafts/how-to-make-halloween-window-silhouettes 7) Silly Graveyard Puns are…

sambos, pick ninnies and mammies assisted with southern bells and gentlemen partaking in acts of violence, bullying and sex. One of her paintings known as Consume created in 1998 with the use of silhouettes attracted viewers with a courteous, delicate and feminine veneer. Walker resembled the method of silhouettes to the nature of stereotypes themselves, in which the complications of a person or situation are lessened and simplified into easily identifiable forms Chou, Walker, Kara). All figures…

trailed down the side of the boy’s mouth. He looked up to come face to face with a dark stillness. It took a few moments before his eyes began to adjust to the murkiness of the room. Eventually as time passed he began to make out the flickering silhouette form that painted itself in…

wide-eyed Gretel kneeled next to him. “What? What is it?!” Hansel questioned. “It’s papa!” Gretel exclaimed. Gretel’s out stretched hand pointed toward the clearing outside of the cave. Hansel’s gaze followed. A dark silhouette stood in the clearing. As he got closer the silhouette became clearer. A tall man with an unkept beard and kind eyes met Hansel’s gaze. “Papa!” he cried out as he ran toward him. Suddenly his father stepped out of the way sending Hansel flying forward. Confused, Hansel…

far more cautious. He no longer takes risks like once did. He takes an office job in the city and lives alone. His life becomes slower and more monotonous, and Bert feels the constant need to look behind his shoulder. The Grim Reaper, once a mere silhouette in the distance, now looms over his shoulder as some sort of terrifying beast. Bert meets a girl named Lex at work that reminds him of the young man he once was. They date for a little while, but he dumps her, afraid of returning to his old…