Name of Piece: Black Light Series #11 US America Black
When Created: 1969
Where Created: Europe
Meaning Behind Painting:
Medium: Oil paints
Subject: Black facial features and the tones, the colors of melanated skin, and the experience of being a black woman in America
Reaction to work: Many received her work well especially though it was presented in the Spectrum Gallery in New York in the
This work relates to the story I’m creating as it is the catalyst that allows her to view her life differently. The art piece is meant to be a start for the character as she watches her own development into a black woman and an artist and with this journey, we’re seeing the progression of Faith’s work and how it molds the character’s vision of the world. This piece not only serves as Faith’s jump into art activism but also puts the main character’s way of life under a new lens and starts experimenting with ways of activism with her art.