Darby English and the Black Renaissance

Art Discussion Prompt 3
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Art Discussion Prompt 3
Darby English sees the Black Renaissance as a backward step for black artists because they focus on generalization. These artists focus on showing the world what blacks are or what other people are to African Americans. English points out that art is diverse and represents the artists' consciousness. Therefore, every work of art is unique and needs a specific interpretation instead of generalizing every work of art. English wonders why people would take black artists seriously, yet they focus on the same thing.
English points out that the best way to move the black renaissance field of study is focusing on broad areas other than what is outlined in the existing m...