Burn: Origins and Resistance Exhibition

                      

                                        Burn: Origins and Resistance exhibition 

Im so glad I choose to attend the Burn art gallery held by Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams. this project was mainly to depict how most women of color experience the word "burn" also known as unemployment, isolation, abuse, exploitation, or being used. When I did enter the art gallery every art that I went to I couldn't look away from it. I stayed at each station for good 5 minutes trying to understand the concept and the message behind it. Each art was unique and different in its own way. to choose only two art piece out all these pieces was definitely a hard decision to make. 

 Out of all her pieces, one of her arts that stood out to me the most was Antoinette Ellis Williams 2nd degree burn.

2nd degree Burn

2nd degree burn was so intriguing that it immediately caught my eyes. First to talk about the colors from light red to dark almost as black red. Their also a mix of brown and green.Then this abstract had a 3d effect to it with the dark red rocks.To me this really did look like a second degree burn on the body. This piece ties to the message Dr Antoinette Elis Williams was trying to convey to Us with her Project burn. his piece  shows experiences many women go through in society. I can see a lot of emotions and pain in this art. If we compare how if any of us get a burn caused by fire that's exactly how this image shows the pain of women of color who go through. Through out the history the struggle for African American has not stopped. Even though we can't see the Burn it is still there in them. Just how any normal Burn takes time to heal so does for any other reasons. A lot of this can be because of their race they don't get enough attention and are mostly dismissed. Women of color are more vulnerable to problems and not be taken serious. this piece can defiantly be defined as an activist art for women of color. in Kimberly drew Book, Everything I know about art, she states "It was a struggle to maintain my dignity when I trudged uphill for the quad towards the financial service office every morning to plead my case for additional funding" Kimberly struggle asa black women can be shown through this art. How she felt ashamed to be begging for financial service but had no option defiantly depicts burn and 2nd degree Burn.

Another of Dr Antoinette Elis Williams art piece that stood out to me the most was "Red sister reflecting". 

Red Sister Reflecting

Firstly to talk about what I see in this art is a red women and then her black shadow behind her. through the women and the shadow we see woods all in black besides a yellow portion. Everything about the art is mysterious and an open book at the same time. Going back to the theme of "Burn", This art is so different from the rest. to me this is healing and reflecting and learning from your experience. To express yourself as who you are. Your darkest and brightest it is all you. One should be proud of who they are and what their roots are. For women of color Red sister reflecting is their healing process and to move on and as strong women with a past and who still looks forward. With out a doubt I believe this is an activist art. 

My Selfie

I was inspired by Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams art piece "Red Sister Reflecting." To me personally that piece stood out to me because it had a deeper meaning to it. To show who you really are and you should be proud of those roots. In my selfie I tried give a little sense of my own culture and how proud I am of it.