Date of Award
5-2023
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts
Major Professor
Anthony Campbell
Second Advisor
Kathy Rodriguez
Third Advisor
Anna Mecugni
Abstract
In their artwork Bianca Walker takes a refreshing and historically engaging approach to the act of painting. After researching through photographic references of black people from the early 1900s the artist reimagines these photographs as painted portraits using a drip painting method purposely eliminating paint brushes from their practice. Incorporating more utilitarian materials such as drop cloth and palms, the artist’s relationship to the traditional act of paintings versus their current practice mirrors the current point of view placed upon and change of view that they would like to be seen in conversations around black working-class people from this period.
Recommended Citation
Walker, Bianca, "Props" (2023). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 3072.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/3072
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