Yinka Shonibare

[SHSH]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share this artist called Yinka Shonibare, who i first discovered in research for an Art project on class and hierachy. I posted it in "Ethnic Fashion" but I believe its Art as apposed to fashion.

On closer inspection of his work especially on one called the masked ball, his work does allude to several questions on race, identity, slavery, current and post colonial attitudes, in a subtle way that is fascinating to view

Source: www.maricazottino.com/public/dscn0522.JPG

Source: www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/2004/images/Shonibare-The-Masked-Ball-1.jpg

Source: www.artfacts.net/artworkpics/1373b.jpg


What do you think?

 

[Lea]

I admire his work! I remember seeing his installation, "The Swing" (from Fragonard) that he did in 2004.
It does raise many questions with references to culture (classical Europe and Africa) but is indeed fascinating to look at.

Thanks for posting!

www.tate.org.uk

 

[SHSH]

oo i remember that i went to see it aswell

 

[Uchina]

Thanks for this thread! *Karma*

This artist is incredible. I found an interview on youtube...

pt1 http://youtube.com/watch?v=meJHtd5wCBg
pt2 http://youtube.com/watch?v=fFYbgJpyHRw&feature=related

Just gorgeous!

 

[SHSH]

oo that was an eye opener, hilarious abt the african batik and the whole idea of authenticity being something we create lol thanks i watched the whole of it

 

[pinksatin]

I just wanted to bump this thread. He has an exhibit right now at the Brooklyn Museum. I went to it and enjoyed it(why I'm suddenly interested in giving his thread a bump ).

I took some pics but you can't use flash so none came out good enough that I'd want to post them. My favorite thing though was a movie he made and did the costumes for. It was a parody of sorts of Swan Lake, like the dichotomy of black and white. It was basically a black and a white dancer mirroring each other completely. Like very abstract, no music, but a ballet of them warming up, practicing, and such in a very stylized manner. But they mirrored everything! Like even their eyelids. And f course the costumes were gorgeous. I dunno, maybe I'm partial as an ex-bunhead, but I really enjoyed it.