Dark Matter II - Leroy Nunery III
Dark Matter II (2024) was created after an MFA class discussion regarding race and "blackness." The idea of race and racism being cast aside as a "social construct" is ironic given the maintainers of the social construct itself, historically. In outer space, darkness is considered to be light that is simply moving further away. When we consider the celestial makeup of all humans, but apply concepts of space and science to pigment, we can begin to find more beauty in what is often considered to be dark, or dangerous. There are so many layers to "blackness" as defined both in and outside of certain groups, I wanted to show how much range one could find within what we think of as Black. Inspired by the works of Adrian Piper, Glenn Ligon, and Kerry James Marshall
Dark Matter II (2024) was created after an MFA class discussion regarding race and "blackness." The idea of race and racism being cast aside as a "social construct" is ironic given the maintainers of the social construct itself, historically. In outer space, darkness is considered to be light that is simply moving further away. When we consider the celestial makeup of all humans, but apply concepts of space and science to pigment, we can begin to find more beauty in what is often considered to be dark, or dangerous. There are so many layers to "blackness" as defined both in and outside of certain groups, I wanted to show how much range one could find within what we think of as Black. Inspired by the works of Adrian Piper, Glenn Ligon, and Kerry James Marshall
Dark Matter II (2024) was created after an MFA class discussion regarding race and "blackness." The idea of race and racism being cast aside as a "social construct" is ironic given the maintainers of the social construct itself, historically. In outer space, darkness is considered to be light that is simply moving further away. When we consider the celestial makeup of all humans, but apply concepts of space and science to pigment, we can begin to find more beauty in what is often considered to be dark, or dangerous. There are so many layers to "blackness" as defined both in and outside of certain groups, I wanted to show how much range one could find within what we think of as Black. Inspired by the works of Adrian Piper, Glenn Ligon, and Kerry James Marshall