Art17

Name an artwork that resonated with you from the videos and readings about materials you learned about this week. 

Required elements:

1. Upload an image and the caption (copy/paste from the original website)

2. Thoughtful reflection about the object and response about why it resonated with you

3. Thoughtful follow up question about the artwork

Artwork

Kara Walker, Darkytown Rebellion, 2001, cut paper and projection on wall, 4.3 x 11.3m, (Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg) © Kara Walker

In contrast to larger-scale works like the 85 foot, Slavery! Slavery! (1997), Darkytown Rebellion occupies a 37 foot wide corner of a gallery. This ensemble, made up of over a dozen characters, plays out a nightmarish scene on a single plane: one figure stands upright over his severed limb, despite his bleeding leg stump, with bones protruding from his hips; another figure, also exhibiting a severed limb, rolls on his back; a woman with a bonnet and voluminous hoop skirt may be attacking a smaller figure on its back, perhaps a crying baby, with a long, plunger-like instrument.