In this analysis, I put forward the claim the
artist’s Faith Ringgold ‘motto’: ‘If One
Can Anyone
Can, All You Gotta Do Is Try’
that reflects my view of point and an artistic attitude toward my personal
development. Employing a human’s energy, efforts, a power of will, hardworking
and persistence it is the way to prove our irrelevance trying to make
noteworthy art.
The artist Faith Ringgold is an
African-American origin painter known, whose artworks encompass paintings and
sewing patchwork techniques. Being the feminist artist, her career has been
focusing not only about radical conflicts, slaves’ stories but also on wild
parties that suggest signs of human nature and freedom.
Unlike other feminist artists, she avoids to
exhibit a sexual power, drastic gender equality and highlights the energetic,
self-confident, mental and physical strong women trough the stories’ telling
and I appreciate it, because an artistic form is harmoniously in line to the
content.
Judging from the overview of artworks,
Ringgold emphasized the importance of a woman who performs family and social roles equally like the
manly status does in the contemporary society. Her visual works radiates positivity,
feeling of freedom, playfulness and her charm comes from the seeing things through
the eyes of a woman who knows her significance.
‘Hide Little Children’ (1964); oil on canvas 36 x 32’’
For instance, a scene of the artwork ‘Hide Little Children’ (1964) depicts hidden figures in a forest suggesting that the
forest indirect represents women, who hides her children. It would be representing human’s safety that
has got roots of the women’s exclusive power to give birth and take care of
people.
Therefore the
luminous blue colors arrangement prejudices light, optimistic mood nor visual
attributes as dark green, black colors and sharp lines might be opposites. The
life is not scary and dangerous under the women-mother wing. Although the
artwork is dark, but the viewer is absorbing warm, smile, happy faces of
children and it works like focus points formulating the claim that the
composition, rounded shapes, strong lines and colors serve a unity and convince
the viewer.
‘The Picnic at Giverny’ (1991); acrylic on canvas with pieced
fabric border 73.5 x 90.5"
The next one painting, that came in my notice is ‘The Picnic at Giverny, (1991) and it shows a big contrast compering with the mentioned above. We are looking at the sequence of women spending time in the nature, smiling, chilling and exhibiting a power of unity of social communication, community and femininity. The figural composition is bright, analogues colours indispose amusingly, and bodies’ postures are relaxed and strong joying the freedom. In the foreground, on the left side is depicted a nude figure of a men. All what he wears is a hat. It might be expected the symbol of the loss of the men status and the power. He is alone, nude and… powerless and it makes the artwork bit sad. Whereas women are happy, the sense of feminine strengths set against the significance of the vanishing man in the light of the monumental time of coming centuries. Shine bright green-blue colours, energy of red, warmth of yellow and the black-skinned women convey an idea of racial equality and confirms Ringgold’s civil and political views. |
‘Listen
to the Trees’ (1997); acrylic on canvas; painted and
pieced
border 76 x 80’’
In the
following example ‘Listen to the Trees’
(1997) is made by sake of a radiant,
bright green-blue analogous colours pallet interposing flashes of the connector
of red (meaning of energy, strength), yellow (happiness, joy, warmth) and white
(light, purity) flashes. The woman is looking at the forest under her
evaluation without scare. That is to say that her posture is strong,
self-confident, she might be aware what she sees and the artwork indicates
equal power of the men (the forest) and the women.
Moreover, the left free space in the left side of the composition
highlights the woman figure and gets an impression of the movement like showing
a symbol of awareness, freedom and female responsibility. Equally it seems like
she knows how right to take care of herself.
In conclusion, the artist Faith Ringgold portrayed strong and accurate the feminine presence enjoying own strength
and an existence in the world, knowing its significance, and confirming their status in the world without the shoulder of the men.
I like Ringgold’s
world where the women is not only fascinating, but stating her inner self
being, living without fear, joying the freedom with the balance of freedom of
actions and responsibility for it. Looking at her artworks I would use more
bright colors, accommodate more compelling meaning and techniques for achieving
better validity. As well as Faith Ringgold’s paintings teaches me better
perceive the composition, usage of line, importance of light, tints and shades.
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