Art:21 History Reaction

Out of the 3 artistes from Art 21 I liked Glenn Ligon the most. He showed how he became an artist. He didn’t have a role model. His mother bought him books written by African American writers. So his artwork he showed more of an African American history in his work.  He used oil crayons to make his painting colorful. Through his painting he wanted to slow it down because he thought the world was too fast. He also started using lights in his work. He was interested in what other people had to say and that he didn’t write his own words. He used quotations and text from literature in order to bring it out to the world. In other words his work was based on description of America.