Comments on: Kerry James Marshall | Being an Artist http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/03/kerry-james-marshall-being-an-artist/ The Official Blog of Art21, Inc. and the Art in the Twenty-First Century PBS series Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:06:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kerry James Marshall « Archived http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/03/kerry-james-marshall-being-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-8599 Kerry James Marshall « Archived Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:35:58 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/03/kerry-james-marshall-being-an-artist/#comment-8599 [...] Kerry James Marshall Published October 5, 2008 Uncategorized Took some time today to go look at Kerry James Marshall’s show, “Recent Work” at Koplin Del Rio. His works and intentions are so well well thought out. Heres a link to him talking about his work. [...] [...] Kerry James Marshall Published October 5, 2008 Uncategorized Took some time today to go look at Kerry James Marshall’s show, “Recent Work” at Koplin Del Rio. His works and intentions are so well well thought out. Heres a link to him talking about his work. [...]

]]> By: Afrika Abney http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/03/kerry-james-marshall-being-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-8396 Afrika Abney Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:01:51 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/03/kerry-james-marshall-being-an-artist/#comment-8396 Greetings, Wonderful interview! Thanks for sharing. I believe artists do not have to place a specific color classification in front of the word artist. Be blessed, Afrika Abney Greetings,

Wonderful interview! Thanks for sharing. I believe artists do not have to place a specific color classification in front of the word artist.

Be blessed,
Afrika Abney

]]> By: Kip Omolade http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/03/kerry-james-marshall-being-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-7376 Kip Omolade Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:55:17 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/03/kerry-james-marshall-being-an-artist/#comment-7376 With ALL due respect, I believe a human falls into a trap when he/she uses a label to define his/herself and what they do according to their race. A "Black" artist is confined by society's notion of "blackness". When a person sheds him/herself of a false racial identity they become free to do whatever they want to do. It's not a matter of what society says but what the individual says about ones’ self. Frederick Douglass considered himself just a slave during the beginnings of his life. He saw no other reality until it was revealed to him. This revelation changed his mind and his reality. Of course, the slave masters continued seeing him as a slave, but he didn't. I don't consider myself a "Black" artist. I am an artist. With ALL due respect, I believe a human falls into a trap when he/she uses a label to define his/herself and what they do according to their race. A “Black” artist is confined by society’s notion of “blackness”. When a person sheds him/herself of a false racial identity they become free to do whatever they want to do. It’s not a matter of what society says but what the individual says about ones’ self.

Frederick Douglass considered himself just a slave during the beginnings of his life. He saw no other reality until it was revealed to him. This revelation changed his mind and his reality. Of course, the slave masters continued seeing him as a slave, but he didn’t.

I don’t consider myself a “Black” artist. I am an artist.

]]> By: C-MONSTER.net. » Blog Archive » The Digest. 07.03.08. http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/03/kerry-james-marshall-being-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-7228 C-MONSTER.net. » Blog Archive » The Digest. 07.03.08. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:34:51 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/03/kerry-james-marshall-being-an-artist/#comment-7228 [...] Kerry James Marshall on his art. [...] [...] Kerry James Marshall on his art. [...]

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