Tiffany Hughes
Mr. Gallagher
English 12 cp per. 6
10/29/09
College Essay
I’ve always wanted to help people, start charities, build schools in foreign countries like Haiti or Africa, make sure people had shelter and food on their tables and have every child taken care of. That has always been my dream
When I was younger I never really thought about going to college. I’ve always thought about graduating high school and getting a job like any other person, but the reason why my thinking was like that is because my parents did not go to college. They didn’t even graduate high school, so for me I thought that was the life I was going to live as well. Continuing to go to school and getting an education made me realize that there is more to do than just get a job, I can achieve and become something better, I can be successful.
Even though my parents didn’t go to college they’ve always encouraged me to continue my education and to go far in life. June 6, 2007 was the day my oldest brother graduated from high school; he earned himself a scholarship in football and in academics in was so proud of him he was the first to go to college, I was so inspired by him, he made me rethink my ideas about life after high school, and now I believe that anyone even from a poor broken home can graduate and go to college and successful.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Work Cited
Enright, R. [Interview] Resonant surgeries: the collaged world of Wangechi Mutu Border Crossings v. 27 no. 1 (February 2008) 28-46.
- This article is important because it shows that "Wangechi Mutu's has an uncanny sense of gesture and a unique ability to insinuate meanings that are political, aesthetic, and psychological without ever declaring the real meaning of her images."
Murray, D. C. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu at SFMOMA Art in America v. 94 no. 9 (October 2006) 205.
-In this article it tells you how diverse Mutu's art work is "Wangechi Mutu's exhibition represents a diverse collection of artistic and popular influences, from Romare Bearden and the Surrealists to fashion and porn magazines." Although she creates’s a lot of African inspired art work she is also diverse.
Kazanjian, Dodie fierce creatures; Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu has brought her fresh and vividly energetic vision to figurative art-spinning fantastical tales of folklore and modernity (3599 words) Magazine/Journal Vogue (June 2006): 214.
-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be. "The women in Wangechi Mutu's paintings are a strange and disturbing breed. Beautiful but grotesque, powerful yet maimed, they perch in trees or cavort in the tall grass, their hair erupting in wild shapes and arabesques, their limbs missing or metamorphosed into bird legs with talon feet." In this Article the author tells you what Wangechi Mutu's art work can be about.
Cox, L. M. Transformed Bodies, Colonial Wounds & Ethnographic Tropes: Wangechi Mutu N. Paradox v. 21 (2008) 67-75.
-The reason why this article is important because in the article the author says that "Mutu combines images clipped from magazines with pools of paint, shimmering glitter, and brown packing tape to create works that blend critical social engagement with an interventionist practice of collage and photomontage”. I believe this article would help me understand the many ways Wangechi Mutu create art.
Enright, R. [Interview] Resonant surgeries: the collaged world of Wangechi Mutu Border Crossings v. 27 no. 1 (February 2008) 28-46.
- This article is important because it shows that "Wangechi Mutu's has an uncanny sense of gesture and a unique ability to insinuate meanings that are political, aesthetic, and psychological without ever declaring the real meaning of her images."
Murray, D. C. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu at SFMOMA Art in America v. 94 no. 9 (October 2006) 205.
-In this article it tells you how diverse Mutu's art work is "Wangechi Mutu's exhibition represents a diverse collection of artistic and popular influences, from Romare Bearden and the Surrealists to fashion and porn magazines." Although she creates’s a lot of African inspired art work she is also diverse.
Kazanjian, Dodie fierce creatures; Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu has brought her fresh and vividly energetic vision to figurative art-spinning fantastical tales of folklore and modernity (3599 words) Magazine/Journal Vogue (June 2006): 214.
-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be. "The women in Wangechi Mutu's paintings are a strange and disturbing breed. Beautiful but grotesque, powerful yet maimed, they perch in trees or cavort in the tall grass, their hair erupting in wild shapes and arabesques, their limbs missing or metamorphosed into bird legs with talon feet." In this Article the author tells you what Wangechi Mutu's art work can be about.
Cox, L. M. Transformed Bodies, Colonial Wounds & Ethnographic Tropes: Wangechi Mutu N. Paradox v. 21 (2008) 67-75.
-The reason why this article is important because in the article the author says that "Mutu combines images clipped from magazines with pools of paint, shimmering glitter, and brown packing tape to create works that blend critical social engagement with an interventionist practice of collage and photomontage”. I believe this article would help me understand the many ways Wangechi Mutu create art.
Work Consulted
Ciuraru, C. Cutting Remarks ART news v. 103 no. 10 (November 2004) 116-17.
- This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be." Mutu's sources for images are extensive: She makes use of pictures from National Geographic, outdated ethnographic books, fashion and pornography magazines, cartoons, and Victorian botanical illustrations. Her art is both beautiful and harrowing and displays a kind of playful, self-conscious wit".
Brielmaier, I. Wangechi Mutu: Re-Imagining the World / Wangechi Mutu: Die Welt Neu Denken Parkett no. 74 (2005) 6-13.
- This article is important because it shows you how Familiar Wangechi Mutu is with the female body and how she uses that in her art work.” Among the artist's many aesthetic and conceptual concerns, she has focused on re-imagining the world, the transformative and transgresses power of the female body, and the fluidity and performance of this body, which re-inscribes and undermines authority."
Aldarondo, Cecilia [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: Memphis Art Papers v. 31 no. 2 (March/April 2007) 62.
-In this article the author tells you that Wangechi Mutu is not just the artist she's also the actress or character in her art work. "Like Mutu's endless scrubbing, her meticulous stitches remind viewers of the ongoing denigration of women's labor."
Auricchio, L. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Art Papers v. 30 no. 5 (September/October 2006) 60.
-The article is important because the author tells you how Mutu can be with her art work.” These shows emphasized Mutu's omnivorous approach to materials and the surprising thematic unity of her work."
Keith, N. J. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: "Problematica": Susanne Vielmetter Nka no. 21 (Fall 2007) 132-3.
- In this article the author tells you what is Wangechi Mutu's art depends on "Mutu's work depends heavily upon the audience's unconscious to rationalize the dismembered combinations and unrecognizable backdrops. She brings a unique perspective to the contemporary African art project."
Lo, Melissa [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Flash Art (International Edition) v. 38 (May/June 2005) 146.
-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be.” From this work,
It is clear that the artist's drawings are quests for understanding; they present the viewer with examples of fragile beauty marked by pigeonholed perception and history, highlighting an awareness of the representation--or, more aptly, misrepresentation--of African women."
Politi, Gea Flash Art (International Edition) (0394-1493) March/April 2008. Vol.41 136.
- In this article Politi describes Mutu's art work, the article shows you how Mutu's art work brings you in and make you engaged "A field of pointy-breast mountains made of packing tape filled the middle of the gallery and diverted viewers toward the small collaged paintings at the gallery's perimeter".
Ciuraru, C. Cutting Remarks ART news v. 103 no. 10 (November 2004) 116-17.
- This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be." Mutu's sources for images are extensive: She makes use of pictures from National Geographic, outdated ethnographic books, fashion and pornography magazines, cartoons, and Victorian botanical illustrations. Her art is both beautiful and harrowing and displays a kind of playful, self-conscious wit".
Brielmaier, I. Wangechi Mutu: Re-Imagining the World / Wangechi Mutu: Die Welt Neu Denken Parkett no. 74 (2005) 6-13.
- This article is important because it shows you how Familiar Wangechi Mutu is with the female body and how she uses that in her art work.” Among the artist's many aesthetic and conceptual concerns, she has focused on re-imagining the world, the transformative and transgresses power of the female body, and the fluidity and performance of this body, which re-inscribes and undermines authority."
Aldarondo, Cecilia [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: Memphis Art Papers v. 31 no. 2 (March/April 2007) 62.
-In this article the author tells you that Wangechi Mutu is not just the artist she's also the actress or character in her art work. "Like Mutu's endless scrubbing, her meticulous stitches remind viewers of the ongoing denigration of women's labor."
Auricchio, L. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Art Papers v. 30 no. 5 (September/October 2006) 60.
-The article is important because the author tells you how Mutu can be with her art work.” These shows emphasized Mutu's omnivorous approach to materials and the surprising thematic unity of her work."
Keith, N. J. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: "Problematica": Susanne Vielmetter Nka no. 21 (Fall 2007) 132-3.
- In this article the author tells you what is Wangechi Mutu's art depends on "Mutu's work depends heavily upon the audience's unconscious to rationalize the dismembered combinations and unrecognizable backdrops. She brings a unique perspective to the contemporary African art project."
Lo, Melissa [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Flash Art (International Edition) v. 38 (May/June 2005) 146.
-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be.” From this work,
It is clear that the artist's drawings are quests for understanding; they present the viewer with examples of fragile beauty marked by pigeonholed perception and history, highlighting an awareness of the representation--or, more aptly, misrepresentation--of African women."
Politi, Gea Flash Art (International Edition) (0394-1493) March/April 2008. Vol.41 136.
- In this article Politi describes Mutu's art work, the article shows you how Mutu's art work brings you in and make you engaged "A field of pointy-breast mountains made of packing tape filled the middle of the gallery and diverted viewers toward the small collaged paintings at the gallery's perimeter".
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
HAMLET 1000In the book "Hamlet" act 1, scene 2, Hamlet is so PISSED about his mother Gertrude is marrying Hamlet's uncle king Claudius, king Claudius is the new found king Claudius.After two months of his fathers passing his mother Gertrude and his uncle King Claudius became the new married couple. For one thing he's of course furious at the fact that his mother Gertrude and his uncle King Claudius became the new married couple but he is also furious that his mother Gertrude got married to his uncle king Claudius in such WICKED SPEED(in Hamlets words)and that even at the funeral Hamlets mother Gertrude didn't seem to have any type of emotion towards her husband what so ever, Hamlet even said that a beasts would've gave more emotions than her at the funeral "O God! a beast that wants discourse of reason,Would have mourn’d longer,—married with mine uncle,My father’s brother; but no more like my father Than I to Hercules: within a month; Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her galled eyes, She married:— O, most wicked speed, to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets"! He wished that his body would just melt, turn to water and become like the dew. Or that the Almighty hadn't made a law forbidding suicide. How weary, stale, flat and useless everything about life seemed! He moaned. It was terrible. The whole world was like an unweeded garden that had gone to seed - only ugly disgusting things thrived. He couldn't believe what had happened. Only two months dead; no, not even two. Such an excellent king he had been, compared with this one. It was like Hyperion, the sun god, compared to a lecherous satyr. He'd been so loving to his mother that he wouldn't even allow the gentle breeze of heaven to blow too roughly on her face. He lifted his hands and blocked his ears as though to shut his father's memory out. She had loved him so much, adored him, as though the more she had of him the more she wanted him. And yet, within a month! He couldn't bear to think about it. Women were so inconsistent! Only a month, even before the shoes with which she had followed his father's body were old, all flowing with tears, she, even she... Oh God! Even an animal that doesn't have reason, would have mourned longer - ..she married his uncle! His father's brother, but no more like his father than he was like Hercules. Even before the salt of those hypocritical tears had left her swollen eyes, she married. Oh, most wicked speed, to hurry so enthusiastically to incestuous sheets! It couldn't end happily. But he would just have to break his heart, because he had to hold his tongue.Perhaps everyone else is dressed as for a wedding, because the first thing that the new King does is justify his marriage to Gertrude, his brother's widow and Hamlet's mother. The marriage needs some justification because it has taken place less the two months after the death of old Hamlet, and also because it might be incestuous. The King tells the court he is sad, and everyone should be sad, at his brother's death, but it's best to think of the dead king with "wisest sorrow." That is, life goes on, and doesn't stop for a single person's death. Therefore, the King has married Gertrude. This is one of the many paradoxes in this paradoxical play, but the King doesn't mean it as a paradox. He wants everybody to be happy and calm. They have all, he reminds them, In other words, no one has offered any objections to the marriage, and now is not the time to rock the boat. The definition of madness is ‘to be with disordered mind, insane; frenzied; wildly foolish.’ Throughout the play, Shakespeare invites the audience to make sense of Hamlet’s state of mind – is his mind without order or is his madness part of an overall strategy? Hamlet’s first soliloquy takes place in Act 1 Scene 2, after Hamlet’s meeting with his mother, the Queen, and Claudius. In this soliloquy, the audience sees his depression and grief over the death of his father coupled with his incredulity at the ‘most wicked speed’ with which his mother has remarried. Here, Shakespeare is already showing the audience what is going on in Hamlet’s mind. He is already preoccupied with grief and suicide.The actor in the movie Hamlet(Kenneth Brenagh) has very good acting skills he made me believe that he is Hamlet because I really got into it. The way he said those words about his mother Gerturde and about his uncle King Claudius had so much emotion in it, he made you believe that that situation really happen to him.The tone of his voice had so much pain and anger and disapointment and shame towards the two of them his mother and his uncle king Claudias. In the film the lights where dim and the room was very spacious, I believe that for the room being dark symbolizes the way he is feeling. He probaly feels that his life is getting darker. And for the spacious room he's probaly is feeling empty inside about his mother Gertrude and his uncle King Claudius becoming husband and wife .And in the video Hamlet also wears black to his mother's and his uncle king Claudius wedding the definition of black is: gloomy; pessimistic; dismal,deliberately; harmful; inexcusable, boding ill; sullen or hostile; threatening, without any moral quality or goodness; evil; wicked, indicating censure, disgrace, or liability to punishment, marked by disaster or misfortune, wearing black or dark clothing or armor, based on the grotesque, morbid, or unpleasant aspects of life, done or written in black to indicate, as on a list, that which is undesirable, sub-standard, potentially dangerous, etc.
46-47“He pushed up my skirt to the side and slides his left hand down between my legs, up against my cotton panties. He began to rock me then, between his stomach and his wrist, his fingers fumbling at his britches. It made me afraid, his big hands between my legs and his eyes glittering in the dim light. He started talking again telling me ‘mama was going to be alright’, that he loved me that we were going to be so happy. His hand was hard, the ridge of his wrist bone pushing in and hurting me”.
-In this quote Bone explains what happens to her as she is being molested by her stepfather. I thought this was a really good quote because in the beginning Bone is this happy, active child ---In this quote Bone explains what happens to her as she was being molested by her stepfather. I thought this was a really good quote because in the beginning Bone is this happy, active child, but once daddy Glen took her innocents away she becomes this quiet, sheltered girl that couldn’t stand up for herself and tell anyone that she was being molested.
-In this quote Bone explains what happens to her as she is being molested by her stepfather. I thought this was a really good quote because in the beginning Bone is this happy, active child ---In this quote Bone explains what happens to her as she was being molested by her stepfather. I thought this was a really good quote because in the beginning Bone is this happy, active child, but once daddy Glen took her innocents away she becomes this quiet, sheltered girl that couldn’t stand up for herself and tell anyone that she was being molested.
To be or not to be is probably one of the best well-known lines in American English literature coming from famous writer William Shakespere. What does hamlet mean when he speak those lines? Even today, after so many years since it was written, most people still don't understand the familiar lines from shakespere even though they know the play. I wonder what gives these 34 famous lines such appeal and recognition around the world. The movie portrays Hamlet as a very confused man. He is very unsure of himself and often wavers between two extremes. In the movie, he contemplates death over whether he should commit suicide or seek revenge for his father's death. The movie also shows how Hamlet think things over too much. From the analysis over life and death he comes to the thought that he would rather live and seek revenge for father's death than die. So he follows out his plans and kills Claudius. Evidence of his unsureness, and thinking too much is shown in his speech throughout that whole scene.In the movie, Hamlet thinks of commiting suicide. His character is clearly shown in this speech. The speech itself shows that he thinks too much. He is thinking between the two extremes: life and death. "Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them" (3, 1, 56-60). He wonders whether he should live and suffer or die and end the suffering. He believes that life comes with a great deal of suffering and pain. The "whips and scorn of time, Th'oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of disprized love, the law's delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of th'unworthy takes" (3, 1, 70-74) are all the suffering he sees in life. He's thinking about whether or not he should live through these pains of life. "To die, to sleep -no more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks...To sleep, perchance to dream" (3, 1, 60-65). If he chooses death all his pains and heartaches would end. He would not have to worry about Claudius, Gertrude or any other aspect of his life that bothers or causes him stress. The only thing keeping him from death is the mystery behind daeth, what you go through after you die, what lies behind death. The "dread of something after death, The undiscovered country from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will" (3, 1, 78-80). In his speech, "To Be or Not To Be," Hamlet shows his character to be confused, fickle, and an over thinker. He shows this by his attitude towards life and death. How he compares the two and analyzes them both shows that he over analyzes everything that he does. He thinking about death shows his confusion.He learns from the contemplation over life and death that he would rather live and avenge his father's death than die. Partly because the unknown after death scares him and the other part is because he wants revenge.The first re-enactment is the one that I chosed that I thought was the better version. In the movie the actor Kevin Branagh protrays Hamlet as this confused character, confused about life and death. "Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them" (3, 1, 56-60). When Branagh read those famous lines in the movie it was so intense to me, i felt his intensity through his acting, the way he read thoses lines made me believe his acting. In the movie Branagh made his acting seem so personal the reason being is because when he read his line "to be or not to be" Hamlet is staring at himself through a mirror, reading those lines to himself it just seem so personal he's looking at hisself talking about life and death, while the other two didn't seem that personal in the movie. And also the way he was dressed in the color black maybe depicts the darkness that surounds him, meaning of the hatred that he has for his mother and uncle and the death of his father by his uncle claudius. the definition of black is: gloomy; pessimistic; dismal, deliberately; harmful; inexcusable, boding ill; sullen or hostile; threatening, based on the grotesque, morbid, or unpleasant aspects of life, done or written in black to indicate, as on a list, that which is undesirable, sub-standard, potentially dangerous. I believe those black clothing on Hamlets back indicates everything that he is feeling inside. The tone of Hamlet was very calm at first and than his voice was starting to get intense when he pulls the knife out and puts the knife to his faceIn the second re-enactment Alexander Fodor is playing Hamlet. In the scene Hamlet seems to be confused or kind of in a dream. When the movie started you see Hamlet giving this dead looking man a kiss that i believe is Hamlet's father and other people are kissing the dead man also. The reason why I don't like that version is because Hamlet is tailking to this voice recorderabout whether he should live or die for me I thoughtit was pretty weird. You also see hamlet contemplating if he should commit suicide or not and relieve all of his pain and he's also thinking about killing his uncle for his father's death in front of a group of people in this white room. Hamlets tone seem calm, confused, and in a dream like state of mind. When I seen the video it really didn't connect with me, I didn't feel that that version was the right one.In the third re-enactment Laurence Oliver stars as Hamlet. The movie was okay it was better than the second version but it wasn't the best overall, the reason being is because I didn't like the scenary/ black and white, him being on top of a cliff. Hamlet is sitting on a cliff watching the waves go back and fourth and contemplating whether he should commit suicide or live and avenge his father for his death by killing his uncle king Claudius. To me it seems like Hamlet is adressing nature about the way he feels/ his emotions about life and death instead of adressing himself. The tone of the scene seem gloomy and dark, the tone of Hamlet was the same in the second version, they were both calm The reason why I didn't choose one of the other versions of the movie is because I didn't really feel connected to them, the one with Fodor just seem like a regular guy reciting shakespere's lines to a voice recorder. The Laurence Oliver version was good but it didn't seem as convincing as the as the Kenneth Branagh version because he didn't have a lot of emotion in his acting.It seem like they were just acting but the Branagh version seem so real, it seem like he really was Hamlet in my own eyes. Everytime when I look at that version on the movie i believe thats the real version because the way Branagh speak his lines, how he looks at himself through the mirror makes me believe. The way he spoke his lines was so convincing,the Kenneth Branagh version is the reason why I chosed that one.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tiffany Hughes
Mr. Gallagher
English CP period 6
3 March 2009
Annotated Bibliography
Aldarondo, Cecilia [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: Memphis Art Papers v. 31 no. 2 (March/April 2007) 62.
-In this article the author tells you that Wangechi Mutu is not just the artist she's also the actress or character in her art work. "Like Mutu's endless scrubbing, her meticulous stitches remind viewers of the ongoing denigration of women's labor."
Auricchio, L. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Art Papers v. 30 no. 5 (September/October 2006) 60.
-The article is important because the author tells you how Mutu can be with her art work.” These shows emphasized Mutu's omnivorous approach to materials and the surprising thematic unity of her work."
Brielmaier, I. Wangechi Mutu: Re-Imagining the World / Wangechi Mutu: Die Welt Neu Denken Parkett no. 74 (2005) 6-13.
- This article is important because it shows you how Familiar Wangechi Mutu is with the female body and how she uses that in her art work.” Among the artist's many aesthetic and conceptual concerns, she has focused on re-imagining the world, the transformative and transgresses power of the female body, and the fluidity and performance of this body, which re-inscribes and undermines authority."
Ciuraru, C. Cutting Remarks ART news v. 103 no. 10 (November 2004) 116-17.
- This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be." Mutu's sources for images are extensive: She makes use of pictures from National Geographic, outdated ethnographic books, fashion and pornography magazines, cartoons, and Victorian botanical illustrations. Her art is both beautiful and harrowing and displays a kind of playful, self-conscious wit".
Cox, L. M. Transformed Bodies, Colonial Wounds & Ethnographic Tropes: Wangechi Mutu N. Paradox v. 21 (2008) 67-75.
-The reason why this article is important because in the article the author says that "Mutu combines images clipped from magazines with pools of paint, shimmering glitter, and brown packing tape to create works that blend critical social engagement with an interventionist practice of collage and photomontage”. I believe this article would help me understand the many ways Wangechi Mutu create art.
Enright, R. [Interview] Resonant surgeries: the collaged world of Wangechi Mutu Border Crossings v. 27 no. 1 (February 2008) 28-46.
- This article is important because it shows that "Wangechi Mutu's has an uncanny sense of gesture and a unique ability to insinuate meanings that are political, aesthetic, and psychological without ever declaring the real meaning of her images."
Kazanjian, Dodie fierce creatures; Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu has brought her fresh and vividly energetic vision to figurative art-spinning fantastical tales of folklore and modernity (3599 words) Magazine/Journal Vogue (June 2006): 214.
-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be. "The women in Wangechi Mutu's paintings are a strange and disturbing breed. Beautiful but grotesque, powerful yet maimed, they perch in trees or cavort in the tall grass, their hair erupting in wild shapes and arabesques, their limbs missing or metamorphosed into bird legs with talon feet." In this Article the author tells you what Wangechi Mutu's art work can be about.
Keith, N. J. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: "Problematica": Susanne Vielmetter Nka no. 21 (Fall 2007) 132-3.
- In this article the author tells you what is Wangechi Mutu's art depends on "Mutu's work depends heavily upon the audience's unconscious to rationalize the dismembered combinations and unrecognizable backdrops. She brings a unique perspective to the contemporary African art project."
Lo, Melissa [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Flash Art (International Edition) v. 38 (May/June 2005) 146.
-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be.” From this work,
It is clear that the artist's drawings are quests for understanding; they present the viewer with examples of fragile beauty marked by pigeonholed perception and history, highlighting an awareness of the representation--or, more aptly, misrepresentation--of African women."
Murray, D. C. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu at SFMOMA Art in America v. 94 no. 9 (October 2006) 205.
-In this article it tells you how diverse Mutu's art work is "Wangechi Mutu's exhibition represents a diverse collection of artistic and popular influences, from Romare Bearden and the Surrealists to fashion and porn magazines." Although she creates’s a lot of African inspired art work she is also diverse.
Politi, Gea Flash Art (International Edition) (0394-1493) March/April 2008. Vol.41 136.
- In this article Politi describes Mutu's art work, the article shows you how Mutu's art work brings you in and make you engaged "A field of pointy-breast mountains made of packing tape filled the middle of the gallery and diverted viewers toward the small collaged paintings at the gallery's perimeter".
Mr. Gallagher
English CP period 6
3 March 2009
Annotated Bibliography
Aldarondo, Cecilia [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: Memphis Art Papers v. 31 no. 2 (March/April 2007) 62.
-In this article the author tells you that Wangechi Mutu is not just the artist she's also the actress or character in her art work. "Like Mutu's endless scrubbing, her meticulous stitches remind viewers of the ongoing denigration of women's labor."
Auricchio, L. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Art Papers v. 30 no. 5 (September/October 2006) 60.
-The article is important because the author tells you how Mutu can be with her art work.” These shows emphasized Mutu's omnivorous approach to materials and the surprising thematic unity of her work."
Brielmaier, I. Wangechi Mutu: Re-Imagining the World / Wangechi Mutu: Die Welt Neu Denken Parkett no. 74 (2005) 6-13.
- This article is important because it shows you how Familiar Wangechi Mutu is with the female body and how she uses that in her art work.” Among the artist's many aesthetic and conceptual concerns, she has focused on re-imagining the world, the transformative and transgresses power of the female body, and the fluidity and performance of this body, which re-inscribes and undermines authority."
Ciuraru, C. Cutting Remarks ART news v. 103 no. 10 (November 2004) 116-17.
- This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be." Mutu's sources for images are extensive: She makes use of pictures from National Geographic, outdated ethnographic books, fashion and pornography magazines, cartoons, and Victorian botanical illustrations. Her art is both beautiful and harrowing and displays a kind of playful, self-conscious wit".
Cox, L. M. Transformed Bodies, Colonial Wounds & Ethnographic Tropes: Wangechi Mutu N. Paradox v. 21 (2008) 67-75.
-The reason why this article is important because in the article the author says that "Mutu combines images clipped from magazines with pools of paint, shimmering glitter, and brown packing tape to create works that blend critical social engagement with an interventionist practice of collage and photomontage”. I believe this article would help me understand the many ways Wangechi Mutu create art.
Enright, R. [Interview] Resonant surgeries: the collaged world of Wangechi Mutu Border Crossings v. 27 no. 1 (February 2008) 28-46.
- This article is important because it shows that "Wangechi Mutu's has an uncanny sense of gesture and a unique ability to insinuate meanings that are political, aesthetic, and psychological without ever declaring the real meaning of her images."
Kazanjian, Dodie fierce creatures; Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu has brought her fresh and vividly energetic vision to figurative art-spinning fantastical tales of folklore and modernity (3599 words) Magazine/Journal Vogue (June 2006): 214.
-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be. "The women in Wangechi Mutu's paintings are a strange and disturbing breed. Beautiful but grotesque, powerful yet maimed, they perch in trees or cavort in the tall grass, their hair erupting in wild shapes and arabesques, their limbs missing or metamorphosed into bird legs with talon feet." In this Article the author tells you what Wangechi Mutu's art work can be about.
Keith, N. J. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: "Problematica": Susanne Vielmetter Nka no. 21 (Fall 2007) 132-3.
- In this article the author tells you what is Wangechi Mutu's art depends on "Mutu's work depends heavily upon the audience's unconscious to rationalize the dismembered combinations and unrecognizable backdrops. She brings a unique perspective to the contemporary African art project."
Lo, Melissa [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Flash Art (International Edition) v. 38 (May/June 2005) 146.
-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be.” From this work,
It is clear that the artist's drawings are quests for understanding; they present the viewer with examples of fragile beauty marked by pigeonholed perception and history, highlighting an awareness of the representation--or, more aptly, misrepresentation--of African women."
Murray, D. C. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu at SFMOMA Art in America v. 94 no. 9 (October 2006) 205.
-In this article it tells you how diverse Mutu's art work is "Wangechi Mutu's exhibition represents a diverse collection of artistic and popular influences, from Romare Bearden and the Surrealists to fashion and porn magazines." Although she creates’s a lot of African inspired art work she is also diverse.
Politi, Gea Flash Art (International Edition) (0394-1493) March/April 2008. Vol.41 136.
- In this article Politi describes Mutu's art work, the article shows you how Mutu's art work brings you in and make you engaged "A field of pointy-breast mountains made of packing tape filled the middle of the gallery and diverted viewers toward the small collaged paintings at the gallery's perimeter".
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