About the Work
In Untitled (Grace), the iconic profile of Jamaican-American singer, actress, and model Grace Jones is cut out, duplicated, and layered by artist Michael Paul Britto. Upon closer inspection, we see that the silhouette was cut from paper printed with white models. Britto says, "By re-contextualizing images familiar to the observers of my work I am able to express ideas and themes that I feel passionately about. I believe the familiarity of the content helps draw the viewer in and causes the spectator to pay more attention to my messages.”
About the Artist
New York-native Michael Paul Britto's work in video, performance, photography, collage, and sculpture examines current manifestations of racial inequality, the consequences of its continuing existence in America, and the price society pays for its denial. By recontextualizing and manipulating black popular cultural references with African-American history and traditions, Britto introduces provocative ideas that raise awareness of the way that we behave when confronted with racism.
Britto says, "Much of my work is about being a person of color in America, and the misconceptions and assumptions that go along with that. My art allows me to make people more politically and culturally aware, by using the customary as metaphor."
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Description
Print made with archival pigments on fine art rag paper.Authentication
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity and an artist signed label on verso.Dimensions
This print contains a border as dictated by the artist to allow for framing and the quoted dimensions are for the paper size and not the printed size of the image itself.Shipping
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