dimanche 3 avril 2011

How art gives shape to cultural change

I chose the work of art which is situated at 6 minutes 04. It is about a black and white picture.  There are two monuments. the first on is a museum with white and modern colors. And  the second one is an oldest monument which shelters a cabaret of jazz. We observ the  contrast between American and African cultures. This picture shows the cohabitation of both cultures and I find it well. I like this work because I like the photography. I think the contrast is interesting at an aesthetic level and also because the meaning touches me.



 Art can change people's  vision. According to Thelma Golden, especilly prejudices on a culture. It is about the afro-American culture, the culture which tries to assert itself in the USA.
With histories history of racial hatred, prejudices, the art would allows to open the dialogue and the reflection. 
Indeed, a person is going to think that a black artist would necessarily going to show the former treatments of  black population and a "white" artist  would show the good cohabitation. Art is supposed to play of judje to get the truth. Museums have also an important role. A museum allows the transmission of a culture but also allows the artists to express their vision to the public. Furthermore museums mix the opinions, the points of view and various culture.




Consider the artists, not as the suppliers, although they are very strong in this domain, but one more time, as of real catalysts.
I agree with this quotation. The artists through their art activate and accelerates the reactions in front of subjects. A work of art allows the intercultural dialogue, the opinions would be different but the dialogue should be rich. Every artist in a way of passing on the history, its culture and the way he shares it. So we discover through the artist and  his art his vision.  He activates at once positive or negative reactions.

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