glow-in-the-dark blackface (2014)
acrylic on canvas
17 x 21 inches
while using glow in the dark paint, the exercise of deciphering what Black face is relates to ones perceptions of Blackness at scale and against other. with this piece, the work of ‘performing’ whitness, or brightness as a juxtaposition forces the viewer to question if light is the only element necessary to critique dimensionality.
acrylic on canvas
17 x 21 inches
while using glow in the dark paint, the exercise of deciphering what Black face is relates to ones perceptions of Blackness at scale and against other. with this piece, the work of ‘performing’ whitness, or brightness as a juxtaposition forces the viewer to question if light is the only element necessary to critique dimensionality.
