This was my first artist analysis on this course, however I have done many other artist analysis’ before this one. I did find it, however, difficult to stay within the 50 words or less limit. I did my artist analysis on Martha Rosler and her piece called “The Gray Drape.” The piece was made in 2008 using Inkjet Print.
The piece shows a clearly very elegant woman standing in the corner of her home, holding up a grey drape to reveal out her window fire, destruction, war, and a crying muslim woman in the corner. Rosler has juxtaposed Ann image of an elegant refined woman and the war together to create what seems like an on-edge and uneasy message.
This piece stood out to me and made me very intrigued because of the juxtaposition in it between the glamorous woman and the death that was literally in her backyard. It is clear that Rosler is trying to send a message with this piece by showing that even though life seems perfect to some people, on the other side of the worlds people are suffering.
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