[VO] - Study (Fragility)
2017
Acrylic, plastic packaging material, and cardboard on canvas
24” x 18”
Fragility is a painting made after Trump's inauguration and the proliferated media coverage of domestic alt-right congregations. It reflects the emergence of the phrase “White Fragility” as used by contemporary writers and theorists such as Robin DiAngelo, and addresses the contentious value systems within the greater United States. This too depicts the hurdles and hypocrisies of the cultural canon as it grapples with the pursuit of inclusion and diversity.
The work, painted in the hue of an Anglo skin tone, critiques the history of art production and industry as something inherently Eurocentric. In a time when contemporary art is striving to embrace alternate global narratives, I’ve depicted an object that projects a defensive yet fragile demeanor which is often personified by those trying to preserve ethnic hierarchy and a resistance to change.
2017
Acrylic, plastic packaging material, and cardboard on canvas
24” x 18”
Fragility is a painting made after Trump's inauguration and the proliferated media coverage of domestic alt-right congregations. It reflects the emergence of the phrase “White Fragility” as used by contemporary writers and theorists such as Robin DiAngelo, and addresses the contentious value systems within the greater United States. This too depicts the hurdles and hypocrisies of the cultural canon as it grapples with the pursuit of inclusion and diversity.
The work, painted in the hue of an Anglo skin tone, critiques the history of art production and industry as something inherently Eurocentric. In a time when contemporary art is striving to embrace alternate global narratives, I’ve depicted an object that projects a defensive yet fragile demeanor which is often personified by those trying to preserve ethnic hierarchy and a resistance to change.
2017
Acrylic, plastic packaging material, and cardboard on canvas
24” x 18”
Fragility is a painting made after Trump's inauguration and the proliferated media coverage of domestic alt-right congregations. It reflects the emergence of the phrase “White Fragility” as used by contemporary writers and theorists such as Robin DiAngelo, and addresses the contentious value systems within the greater United States. This too depicts the hurdles and hypocrisies of the cultural canon as it grapples with the pursuit of inclusion and diversity.
The work, painted in the hue of an Anglo skin tone, critiques the history of art production and industry as something inherently Eurocentric. In a time when contemporary art is striving to embrace alternate global narratives, I’ve depicted an object that projects a defensive yet fragile demeanor which is often personified by those trying to preserve ethnic hierarchy and a resistance to change.