ABSTRACT FIGURATIVE MINIMALISM - MICHAEL KILGORE
- February 03, 2020 17:31
In this untitled artwork,
I was imagining the raping
of countless African Women
at the the savage hands of
the slavemaster. Interestingly enough,
they refered to the Women as animals
and yet, they enjoyed having sex with
them against their will. Then, what does
that make the slavemaster having sex
with a so-called animal? In my interpretation
she has been brutally violated, yes,
the red symbolizes BLOOD and symbolically,
she feels amputated, less than the
regal Woman she once was and in many
cases, she was able to BLOCK OUT
how she felt and continued living her life.
I also say that if your ancestors did not live
this particular experience, you cannot imagine
the HORROR of these despicable acts no more
than we can imagaine the HORROR of what
happened to Jewish people at the hands of
Hitler. Thankfully, I can express my feelings
via my ART and this is BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
Sending HEAVENLY BLESSINGS to all our ancestors
who was subject to SLAVERY and today WE RISE
and MARCH ON in these perilous current times
at the hand of a lunatic demonic president.
CREATIVELY YOURS,
MICHAEL KILGORE & MIKEL KILGOUR