Ms.+Brooks

1. Working Title, Medium, size Barrier, Acrylic, Colored pencil, mat medium transfers, 24 x 30 2. Why was the piece create? What is its purpose? Why are you doing this? What are you trying to achieve? This piece was started with my Art 3 class as a visual journal assignment. I needed to increase the size of the work and a textured background was the most logical approach. It is showing the barriers that African Americans have struggled with through the years. My mom's valedictorian speech was used as the text in the background. The finger in the image points to the portion of the speech that discusses Brown vs. the Board of Education where separate but equal was considered no longer good enough. 3. Inspiration - What is your inspiration for the piece, approach, colors, medium, concept, composition, etc. The class assignment the greatest inspiration. I then wanted this piece to fit into a series that I was creating in reference to voids. I had a cream color palette in the other pieces and it fit in with the backgroun of the aged speech. I really wanted to make my barriers personal. I have many, but as an African-American woman race is something that is relevant in my life everyday. 4. Problem areas - Where are you experiencing difficulty? Filling the space where the speech didn't fit. The texture of the cheese cloth helped, but It still left a large tan empty space at the top. 5. Unique solution - What in your piece do you believe is unique, original or makes your piece stand out from others? How have you used your inspiration to your advantage? The drawing of my hand and the use of my mothers speech make this piece very personal. As I played with the pieces and changed the composition additional connections were made to help tell the story that I wanted. My use of mixed media is also helpful in making this unique. 6. Please provide any other information you believe we need to understand the image.
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1. Working Title, Medium, size 2. Why was the piece create? What is its purpose? Why are you doing this? What are you trying to achieve? 3. Inspiration - What is your inspiration for the piece, approach, colors, medium, concept, composition, etc. 4. Problem areas - Where are you experiencing difficulty? 5. Unique solution - What in your piece do you believe is unique, original or makes your piece stand out from others? How have you used your inspiration to your advantage? 6. Please provide any other information you believe we need to understand the image.
 * Statemen**t - Must be included with each posted artwork