Artist And Quilter Faith Ringgold Is Dead To Us

[quote] “I became fascinated with the ability of art to document the time, place, and cultural identity of the artist,” she told the Museum of Modern Art. “How could I, as an African American woman artist, document what was happening around me?”

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[quote] “I hope people will be inspired by my art and find the courage as I did to do whatever they feel moved to do,” Ringgold told Wallpaper magazine in 2022, “It takes courage to be free and express one’s own vision. Everyone is important and has a unique story to tell.”

Thanks op. Never heard of the artist.

Being black doesn't mean you're better than everything out there. Picasso is the best. Just the best

Lmao. Magat shitbag from hell..

(I shouldn't take the bait but,) R3, can you at least direct your comments to the specific Picasso referenced in the article?

[quote] Picasso is my hero. My hero, yes, because I love him! I don’t try to pick him apart. I don’t think he’s perfect in every way. But his art is, as far as I’m concerned. Well, he learned from the best, didn’t he? That was very smart for him to use African imagery, because it has a depth of feeling, and he knew to get it. And he did the right thing in that. Because it’s like the beginnings of art. It’s like the beginning of what Picasso went on with.

[quote] I wouldn’t accuse him of any kind of deliberate racism in his work. He was painting pictures. And he knows that he was inspired, and he used it the way he wanted to use it. And if you could see it, fine. And if you couldn’t, that’s OK, too — but I could see it. He left himself open to be inspired by art from any other culture. And that’s the thing that attracted me to him right away.

She lived a long time for someone who sat most of her life.

Limp magat filth