Aditya Senthil

@campbell_mah I love your photography

As Tears Go By (1988) & Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

@arth287superfan I like the connection you made to the work! It's kind of depressing, but it's true

#arth287artoninsta This piece by steve locke makes me think about how after school I will be staring down a corporate ladder much like how you look at this abstract ladder. The ladder in the middle makes it the norm, but there is plenty outside the norm too

@KerwinWalton1 I see the connection to summer that you mentioned here. I also find it interesting as to why Chanel felt to make the figures nude, while two of them also have masks on. The implied darkness around the figures is an interesting stylistic choice too.

Hank Thomas' work left me curious. His Polaroid has no caption, and so I want to know the meaning of this work, if there is one. The blur of colors and white area piercing through the piece caught my eye. #ARTH287ArtonInsta

Glenn Ligon and Theaster Gates' pieces both illustrate sharp contrasts between colors. Something about the space in these galleries makes the contrast striking yet empty, and I think both pieces fit the abstract styles of their galleries well. #ARTH287ArtonInsta

@KerwinWalton1 I really like the innocence of this painting. I can imagine the place where the girl is sitting, almost making her surroundings magical. It defines spring for children, which is really cool

@RJDavis350 I think that it's interesting that his book is titled "Citizen." So to me, the various colors along with this book imply a certain hope within the figure, as maybe he is gaining citizenship. The sign in the back could also say "I am Human", an interesting inclusion

I picked this photo because it reminds me of myself with the hair and spring break. To me it represents a black man, knowing his worth and is comfortable in his skin. #arth287artoninsta

@salty_tarheel Like you said, its so easy to miss subtle racial stereotypes when you aren't looking for them. While it might not be extremely common today, when the majority of your audience isn't the group being stereotyped, it was probably easy to get away with.

@shepreebright's portraits of black Atlantans illustrates the various ways they can impact their communities and be positive representations of blackness. Her works highlight these people in action, standing for their political and religious beliefs. #ARTH287ArtonInsta

@Chandzzz_ I like her style and how it's shared across all of the pieces. From what I can tell, she wants to emphasize the continuous bustle and crowdedness of urban life, which makes giving each child the attention they need ever more difficult

@OrgainElla I find the variety of pieces to be interesting. They're all in the same dimensions but vastly different in style. I wonder how Mobutu saw each piece contributing to the entirety of his exhibition

The solo exhibition "Evermore Nevermore" by Malcom Mobutu Smith creatively combines spiritual objects and stereotypically racist and demeaning images to reflect on the tensions between past and present views of blacks... #ARTH287ArtonInsta

Both exhibitions caught my eye because even though they contrast significantly, both are bold and creative while also utilizing the space of the museum to enhance and add weight to their works. The use of external lighting and shadow helps this as well. (2/2) #ARTH287ArtonInsta

@hope_mutter @GenevieveGaign1 This piece really caught my eye and I wonder what sparked the author to approach the klan from this point of view

This is Salty Karens by Genevieve Gaignard. By using salt to disguise one woman as a klan member, the artist suggests that the weaponized emotions of white women (especially "Karens") can translate into physical violence against Black people. #arth287artoninsta

Fuller's work on Mary Turner is a subtly powerful sculpture that gave Turner a memory greater than just her victimization. By illustrating her in a position of power, Fuller counters racial violence in a sensitive manner. #arth287

@arth287superfan At the same time, I think the work shows a defiance to this war zone that kids are exposed to, as the boy seems powerful and resolute regardless of his circumstances

This piece is striking to me. It points out the "warzone" circumstances black kids are exposed to from poor/crime infested communities #arth287artoninsta

@ghb1145 In relation to the documentary, the piece is evidence that people regardless of race do not want to be oppressed. You can tell by her body language that she is clearly not comfortable, and yet 100 years ago slaveowners saw the same thing and declared that their slaves were happy.

I love the chaos and the wonder that this piece by Sanford Biggers presents. Why the color blue? Why the splotches of white? Why can we see the subjects hands but not her face? It makes me ask questions, and I want to know the story. #ARTH287ArtonInsta

@jdurdenarth I chose two of Bey's works as well, as he really depicts the humanity and uniqueness of the African-American community rather than the racist stereotypes that permeated the documentary

Dawoud Bey's photograph challenges the historical stereotype of Black men as angry or lazy by depicting his subject as at-ease and vulnerable while in a classroom, highlighting him as a unique individual with a bright future and diverse interests. #arth287artoninsta

@dawoudbey's works illustrates that blacks are not limited by the stereotypes forced upon them by others. From owning their own businesses and being students, these portraits directly challenge the preconceptions of laziness and inferiority #ARTH287ArtonInsta

@RobertO92025295 Do you think that it was more powerful than the rebellions in the Carribean? While symbolically maybe yes, I feel as though the fact that iconoclasm was what slaves turned to shows how even in their resiliency they were shackled.

The reading by Jennifer Van Horn for this class was very fascinating. The act of taking paintings and portraits from their old masters and destroying or changing them that the newly freed slaves did was powerful. It is a true display of a resilience. #arth287

@Arth287N I think we disregard it even today because its not really black and white. With the Civil War, its obvious that slavery is bad and that the confederacy was in the wrong, but who can say that iconoclasm, even in response to cruelty, is wholly good?