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
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Kara Walker, Darkytown Rebellion, 2001, cut paper and projection on wall, 4.3 x 11.3m, (Musée dArt 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.
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