FROM THE OTHERS EYE
Kerry James Marshall creates art promoting the black race and their culture. His art represents the African American population and is trying to give a positive outlook in their traditions but when we really look at it, is it really promoting that culture or is it taking socially constructed stereotypes and reinforcing it, therefore positive discrimination. Would we count this as adding to the racism they encounter each day?
Marshall’s art is about
american history in the perspective of the African Americans. Which I believe
is does have a positive effect due to it being insightful to the culture, but
can it have a negative effect by reinforcing historical events and the
discrimination that is caused by these events.

Even though I think
Marshall’s art can be taken wrongly and just influences and feeds the racism
already occurring due to historical events and culture that is being portrayed
in the paintings. I think it is still a positive thing to be able to actually
see some sort of media where black men and women are the features, where we are
able to actually take notice and there to be recognition. I think more exposure
of black people in any form of art is
important, as this will help the regular existences of black people in any
median and therefore help it become a normal occurrence.

Pictures-
http://vagazine.com/art/kerry-james-marshall-art-history-counter-archive/
http://www.gregkucera.com/marshall.htm
http://www.pbs.org/art21/images/kerry-james-marshall/our-town-1995
http://www.jackshainman.com/artists/kerryjames-marshall/
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141023-i-show-black-is-beautiful
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