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Kara Elizabeth Walker (born November 26, 1969) is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, printmaker, installation artist, filmmaker, and professor who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes.Walker was awarded a MacArthur fellowship in 1997, at the age of 28, becoming one of the ...
Darkytown Rebellion does not attempt to stitch together facts, but rather to create something more potent, to imagine the unimaginable brutalities of an era in a single glance. 1. Laura Barnett, “Kara Walker’s Art: Shadows of Slavery,” The Guardian (October 10, 2013) 2. “Kara Walker Rattles Art World Again,” NPR (March 07, 2008)
30 de ene. de 2010 · Die raumgreifende Mixed-Media-Installation Darkytown Rebellion (2001) von Kara Walker (1969, Stockton) besteht aus siebzehn Scherenschnitten, ... Vue de l’exposition Le meilleur des mondes (du point de vue de la Collection Mudam), 31.01.2010 – 23.05.2010, Mudam Luxembourg
In Darkytown Rebellion (2001), Afro-American artist Kara Walker (1969) displays a group of silhouettes on the walls, projecting the viewer, through his own shadow, into the midst of the scene. For many years, Walker has been tackling, in her work, the history of black people from the southern states before the abolition of slavery, while placing them in a more contemporary perspective.
Tras realizar varias obras con recortes en blanco y negro, Walker comenzó a experimentar con la luz a principios de la década de 2000. En Darkytown Rebellion, proyectó luz de colores sobre sus figuras, acentuando los aspectos terroríficos de la escena.La luz permitía incluso que las sombras de los espectadores interactuaran con los personajes recortados de Walker.
11 de abr. de 2022 · Diving into Kara Walker’s piece Darkytown Rebellion
3 de abr. de 2024 · In “Darkytown Rebellion,” Kara Walker presents a complex narrative that challenges conventional understandings of history and power. The artwork features a series of silhouettes depicting scenes of rebellion and resistance, disrupting stereotypical portrayals of Black individuals as passive victims.
