Dixon, C.A. orcid.org/0000-0002-5456-187X (2020) Four women, for women: Caribbean diaspora artists reimag(in)ing the fine art canon. African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal, 13 (2). pp. 161-176. ISSN 1752-8631
Abstract
This article examines changing representations of women of colour within the realm of the visual arts and considers the aesthetic qualities, historical significance and cultural impacts of a diverse body of image-making spanning several centuries. The research focuses on selected works from the portfolios of the following four, early to midcareer artists of Caribbean heritage, whose nuanced depictions of black and brown womanhood in the twenty-first century have achieved international acclaim: American interdisciplinary artist Aisha Tandiwe Bell; American collagist Andrea Chung; French figurative painter Elizabeth Colomba; Danish photographer, video artist and performance installationist Jeannette Ehlers. The complex diasporic identities and imagery reflected in the oeuvres of these four contemporary artists are contrasted with fine art from earlier eras. The compositional, technical and social modalities of a number of notable works are assessed to determine why some have become celebrated images within the international canon and others have been deemed problematic.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in African and Black Diaspora. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Art history; Caribbean diaspora; contemporary art; stereotypes; women |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2020 13:08 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2021 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17528631.2019.1701810 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:166943 |