Her Unshaded
oil
36 x 24
framed size: 39 x 27
Her Unshaded is an art statement commemorating the evolution of women’s involvement in American history from the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a moment when women were excluded from political life, to the future being shaped by female voice, knowledge, and leadership. The past has been shaded, with an actual shade at the top of the image and by use of books written during the period on women’s lives. There is a painting of a woman of color beginning to rise. Her posture and gaze represent knowledge long held but historically concealed. At the base of the work, coded tags invite the viewer to engage digitally through their smartphones. The links lead to a contemporary art project lead by the artist through her young art students who were asked a single question: What gift would you give to the world if you could give anything? One link goes to their artistically created videos and another to an open source page in Wikipedia, “Timeline of Women’s Suffrage in the United States”. By integrating historical artifacts, figurative representation and contemporary participation, Her Unshaded connects past, present and future. Women continue to rock our political world.
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