Kara Walker As A Contemporary Artist Analysis

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This pieces of artwork are captivating, still puzzling, and somewhat inscrutable. It is really amazing to behold the work of a woman who unveiled a great artistic strategy and prowess in creating this enigmatic piece of artwork. What a sweet way to tell a disheartening story, creating admiration in something that could rather tear one apart. You made a great choice and I really appreciate your great articulation in a piece of work such as this. It took me down to the lane of history. What really made you consider Kara Walker as a contemporary artist? According to Fienberg, 2009; “The implicit underlying subject matter of art is always the artist’s encounter with reality --the underlying, painful, and exhilarating intersection of psychological

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