3. Kehinde Wiley Count Potocki, 2008 oil on canvas, 274.3 x 274.3cm
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.
Intertextuality it’s the interrelationship between a text and other text’s creation and interpretation, and been taken as basic. In a way that reminds you of another painting which was painted along time ago
Merriam Webster (n. b ) from:
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.
Looking at Kahinde Wiley’s work. I think the big issue is that his painting refer back to other painting which was painted by other artist during the renaissance period and by looking at it its also a view point of his, why he paint painting with black people on It, in the renaissance period mostly portrait painting are with whict people on it, and the reason why wily paint black people is because he wants to show the world that black people are just as good as white people. There are some points that his painting intertextuality with lots of other renaissance painting. I also think the cloths were very dissimilar to what the era’s painting where. Painting in era, is mostly naked people or cloths that is old fashion, but Wiley bring the present days cloth into the painting which is a big difference to what the renaissance painting.
l It’s realistic
l The patterns at the back ground
l The people
3. Wiley's work relates to next weeks Postmodern theme "PLURALISM" . Read page 46 and discuss how the work relates to this theme.
The meaning of pluralism in a art is reference the nature of art forms and artists as diverse.
The relation between Wiley's work and the meaning of the word is that different artist have different ideas and thoughts, and I think that the word have match with the artist, because he change the world view point of being racial discrimination in the renaissance. Because in the era people don’t use black people as a materials, only admire with white people as there model for painting.
4. Comment on how Wiley's work raises questions around social/cultural hierarchies , colonisation, globalisation, stereotypes and the politics which govern a western worldview.
I think the Wiley’s work mainly brought the racism’s level higher I also think that he brought his culture to the art world, where different racial groups have the chance to develop more ideas on art, and to have more different culture to show the world.
I’m going to comment on what I said is that, he brought his culture to the world (which is more black skins colour people) and this give the benefits to the world, because the darker skins people have no right to have option before and to have comment on what other people are saying, therefore I guess they don’t have many chance to present them self as part of this world, and this is always been a controversial problem in our society. Now he present himself as a new culture to the art world, and gives option to other people, so I think this is a starting point where we can see more of their culture and artworks, may be they have more art works that’s been avoided. So it’s the time where they can shine their artwork and culture.
5. Add some reflective comments of your own, which may add more information that
you have read during your research.
I think after I notice Kehinde Wiley, it really inspired me the passion of his, where he wanted to show the world that his culture does exist. And present something that no one have showed. I also really like the painting of his, the future and the present. The background really look like renaissance painting and the portrait look very modern, so the combination between this is very creative and very unique.
Academic Literacies in Visual Communication 2 Book. According to Caldwell (1999)
Black .J.(2008) The curse of History
Kahinde Wiley is a Gay American based painter born in Los Angeles, who has an international reputation. Wiley lives and practices between Beijing and Brooklyn.
This weeks 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.
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ReplyDeleteThat was a good point you made in question 4 about how he is bringing his culture into the art world. Usually when we see African-American art it is either primitive work created by indigenous people or works associated with graffiti, street art etc. I really like how Wiley has brought a whole new way for us to view cultural art. Also just the way he has decided to show case this is very interesting and full of meaning, as he shares his personal views on how he sees the world. The comment you made about his passion to show the world that his culture does exist is very true. It’s definitely an inspiration how he has displayed courage through his art about the statements he is making and how he portrayed them in such a controversial way as depicting young, stereotyped coloured men to have such a high status as what was regarded to be the rights of Western male in Renaissance paintings.