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Kara Elizabeth Walker (born November 26, 1969) is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, printmaker, installation artist, filmmaker, and professor who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes.
Drawings, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York. March 5 - 14, 2020 / September 8 - 30, 2020. (a selection of works)
30 wrz 2017 · Art Historians will wonder whether the work represents a Departure or a Continuum. Students of Color will eye her work suspiciously and exercise their free right to Culturally Annihilate her on social media. Parents will cover the eyes of innocent children. School Teachers will reexamine their art history curricula.
6 sty 2021 · Kara Walker offers a universal challenge. From her New York City studio, Kara Walker reflects on the state of the art world, imparting wisdom from her own experiences to the next generation of artists. “There’s no diploma in the world that declares you as an artist,” says Walker.
Kara Elizabeth Walker (ur. 26 listopada 1969 w Stockton) [1] – amerykańska artystka konceptualna, malarka, rzeźbiarka, autorka kolaży, rysunków; tworzy instalacje przestrzenne i multimedialne przedstawiających najczęściej czarne sylwetki wycięte z papieru (teatr cieni).
Kara Walker addresses the history of slavery and today’s persistent racism through vividly rendered narratives. Using cut-out silhouettes that reflect and confound stereotypes of the Antebellum era, Walker demands that we confront this toxic legacy.
Kara Walker was born in Stockton, California, in 1969. She received a BFA from the Atlanta College of Art in 1991, and an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1994. The artist is best known for exploring the raw intersection of race, gender, and sexuality through her iconic, silhouetted figures.
