It explores
the subject of racial violence and intimidation, incorporating imagery based on the memorial carving of Confederate leaders at Georgia's Stone Mountain into a disturbing composition of silhouetted figures.
But the bombing of Pearl Harbour changes everything, and gentle Ohta is again
the subject of racial violence.
Not exact matches
- The Jerome Project (2015) by Titus Kaphar combines the portraits
of three young black men whose tragic deaths prompted a national conversation around
racial profiling, policing, and gun
violence: Trayvon Martin (died February 26, 2012), Michael Brown (died August 9, 2014), and Tamir Rice (died November 22, 2014), which outlines the
subjects» faces in white chalk on Asphalt - coated roofing paper.
Through her choice
of subjects, her work was engaged with issues related to gender and
racial inequality, family dynamics, labor struggles, and
violence.
Measuring adverse experiences is important for urban economically distressed children, who, in addition to experiencing poverty as an adversity, may be
subjected to the experiences
of abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction, along with a host
of other stressors, including community
violence, discrimination, and peer victimization.9, 37 The large percentage
of racial minorities comprising low - income urban populations makes having an understanding
of cultural norms key to conceptualizing adversity in these communities.