"On its most basic level, intertextuality is the concept of texts' borrowing of each others' words and concept." (Intertextuality Narrative, n.d.) This means that any kind of text we can read such as books for example all take other texts' words and ideas and use them for themselves. It talks about the author using past texts' they have read and incorporating bits from them into their own work.
2. Research Wiley's work and write a paragraph that analyzes how we might make sense of his work. Identify intertextuality in Wiley's work.
Kehinde wiley, born in Los Angeles, is a famous portrait painter from New York. His paintings mainly revolve around the male African-american figure and relating them to older famous paintings by the use of heroic poses (Kehinde Wiley, n.d.). Such a combination of elements first sets confusion upon the viewer. However as you slowly link the references of his motives back to the times of the renaissance we can understand where he is coming from. The African-americans back in renaissance times did not hold much in terms of power and authority. So by playing with this idea of an urban looking black male painted in a historical-styled background Wiley is able to portray his messages of power, muscularity, and majesty of the black male a lot clearer. The horses and backgrounds and what are said to be 'borrowed' in terms of intertextuality from renaissance masters such as Tiziano Vecellio and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. (Kehinde wiley, n.d.)
3. Wiley's work relates to next weeks Postmodern theme "PLURALISM" . Read page 46 and discuss how the work relates to this theme.
Pluralism refers to art from other cultures and social groups being recognized as much as the white European males art was recognized. This is extremely related to Wiley's work in a sense that he is trying to show the African-american male with power in a renaissance or older environment. By showing us these black males with such majesty and beauty we, the viewer, can very quickly understand the message being produced by the work. To me it seems as though pluralism is the main idea and theme of some of his paintings.
4. Comment on how Wiley's work raises questions around social/cultural hierarchies , colonisation, globalisation, stereotypes and the politics which govern a western worldview.
Wiley's work can raise many questions about the overall social status of non-European males. His work is trying to challenge the fact that before not so long ago, only a white male figure could be seen with such a dominant and robust pose. The wealth and social position of such portrayed figures was extremely limited and very customary to the European male in particular. Wiley's work reminds us that now that the world is a much more globalized environment we should not forget to acknowledge the arts of all the cultures around us.
5. Add some reflective comments of your own, which may add more information that
you have read during your research.
Wiley's work very much communicates visually the lack of acknowledgement for other cultures art, back in the day, by showing a accurate representation of what exactly would of been frowned upon during those times. It is also very interesting that African-American artists are starting to get noticed in the art industry and not just in the hip-hop/pop culture that they currently dominate.
http://narrative.georgetown.edu/wiki/index.php/Intertextuality
http://www.skny.com/artists/kehinde-wiley/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehinde_Wiley
http://www.kehindewiley.com/main.html
http://www.art-interview.com/Issue_009/interview_Wiley_Kehinde.html
2. Research Wiley's work and write a paragraph that analyzes how we might make sense of his work. Identify intertextuality in Wiley's work.
Kehinde wiley, born in Los Angeles, is a famous portrait painter from New York. His paintings mainly revolve around the male African-american figure and relating them to older famous paintings by the use of heroic poses (Kehinde Wiley, n.d.). Such a combination of elements first sets confusion upon the viewer. However as you slowly link the references of his motives back to the times of the renaissance we can understand where he is coming from. The African-americans back in renaissance times did not hold much in terms of power and authority. So by playing with this idea of an urban looking black male painted in a historical-styled background Wiley is able to portray his messages of power, muscularity, and majesty of the black male a lot clearer. The horses and backgrounds and what are said to be 'borrowed' in terms of intertextuality from renaissance masters such as Tiziano Vecellio and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. (Kehinde wiley, n.d.)
3. Wiley's work relates to next weeks Postmodern theme "PLURALISM" . Read page 46 and discuss how the work relates to this theme.
Pluralism refers to art from other cultures and social groups being recognized as much as the white European males art was recognized. This is extremely related to Wiley's work in a sense that he is trying to show the African-american male with power in a renaissance or older environment. By showing us these black males with such majesty and beauty we, the viewer, can very quickly understand the message being produced by the work. To me it seems as though pluralism is the main idea and theme of some of his paintings.
4. Comment on how Wiley's work raises questions around social/cultural hierarchies , colonisation, globalisation, stereotypes and the politics which govern a western worldview.
Wiley's work can raise many questions about the overall social status of non-European males. His work is trying to challenge the fact that before not so long ago, only a white male figure could be seen with such a dominant and robust pose. The wealth and social position of such portrayed figures was extremely limited and very customary to the European male in particular. Wiley's work reminds us that now that the world is a much more globalized environment we should not forget to acknowledge the arts of all the cultures around us.
5. Add some reflective comments of your own, which may add more information that
you have read during your research.
Wiley's work very much communicates visually the lack of acknowledgement for other cultures art, back in the day, by showing a accurate representation of what exactly would of been frowned upon during those times. It is also very interesting that African-American artists are starting to get noticed in the art industry and not just in the hip-hop/pop culture that they currently dominate.
http://narrative.georgetown.edu/wiki/index.php/Intertextuality
http://www.skny.com/artists/kehinde-wiley/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehinde_Wiley
http://www.kehindewiley.com/main.html
http://www.art-interview.com/Issue_009/interview_Wiley_Kehinde.html
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