Last weeks ALVC class focused on the Post Modern them "INTERTEXTUALITY", re-read Extract 1 The death of the author on page 44 of your ALVC books and respond to the oil paintings of Kehinde Wiley.
How do we make sense of his Kehinde's work?
I sense the Postmodern from Kehinde's painting. Background is the original pattern of various styles of African pattern, but the figures look like hip-hop. So it become a strong contrast each other.
Identify intertextuality in Kehinde's work?
For Kehind's work, intertextuality is an important issue in postmodern theory. Intertextuality refers to the way that any one text is influenced, or made up of a variety of other earlier texts. As a result, the notion of intertextuality suggests that whenever we try to make sense of a text we are constantly referring back to our understanding of its influences to help us understand it.
Kehinde's work relates to this weeks Post Modern theme "PLURALISM" re-read page 50 and discuss how the work relates to this theme?
Kehinde's work always relate with the theme 'pluralism'. Firstly, I will defined the pluralism. For the Pluralism that refers to a single social and cultural group and thus opened the doors to a greater representation of contemporary visual culture from other cultural and social groups. Then, for Kehinde's work, he used different cultures in his work. For example, he add African style pattern in his work. So, I think Kehind's work relates the 'PLURALISM'.
Kehinde's work raises questions around social/cultural hierarchies , colonisation, globalisation, stereotypes and the politics which govern a western worldview.
Information on specific paintings was difficult to obtain however Matt has the info for the last 2 paintings.
3. Kehinde Wiley Count Potocki, 2008 oil on canvas, 274.3 x 274.3cm
Count Potocki by David Jacques Louis 1780-1781
4. Kehinde Wiley Support Army and Look after People, 2007 oil on canvas, 258.4 x 227.3cm
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Hi, TAITAI ,I really agree with you. His works are completly and smoothly contemporary art result from his works gather between very modern culture, known as black american or hip-pop and Middle East culture which contain the shape used so far in history that represent the luxurious.
ReplyDeleteIn his Passing/Posing paintings, Wiley reshapes and plays with popular constructions of Black masculinity, giving new meaning to old poses and historical context to contemporary style.i agree with you about the contrast, because compare with the traditional master peices, the painting is always serious and perfect. but in Wiley's work, he mixed with pop art and traditional art, which i think he totally breaks the rule of master painting, making the painting looks busy and cheapper than the original master peice.
ReplyDeleteHi chiristine
ReplyDeleteHis works are flexible the dark skinned men of hip hop style is like a symbol of the modern society but they look like not only sociable but also showing majesty at the same time. The idea behind it relates to intetextuality in the way makes it illustrate both.
The representation of an earlier style of painting is also good idea I think. I just remember any music that made several years ago but it has changed a bit with the development of modern instruments. Then the sounds and the feeling of it enhanced better than before.
Even the earlier art or music has evolution but because of the flowing time it is being fade. Well,, I just thought that representation of it helps the understanding of historical memories, also nostalgic feeling. It is such a time machine to look back,,