Decolonization Through Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM)

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Decolonization Through Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM)
Artists have always placed an important role in highlighting the various struggles within the society, and even helping to agitate for a change in the same. Through their artistic representations, a lot can be learnt and even thoughts of change provoked. At a time where there is quite some social unrest within the American populace in matters about race, art has taken centre stage in highlighting various aspects. This paper shall present several paints by different artists in their push for ensuring equality especially between black and white people in the world today. In addition, the paper shall also highlight why the arts stand out and some of the implications and debates they trigger among difference audiences.
Art work by Banksy
Banksy, being a political activist presents relevancy in the BLM movement and by that his arts including the one above draws attention especially in matters involving civil rights. In his art above, the flag, the portrait and the white glowing candle presents conveys his mind with the flag representing the united America, the candle represents white people, who the author portrays as the problem while the portrait represent death of black people. Even before one can read the text he posts alongside this art in his social media account, the message is already communicated to them through the art. Anonymity of the author also makes the art interesting as individuals’ perception about his race does not influence their interpretation. The question arising from the painting however, is whether the piece is decolonizing anything as it does not represent any change. Instead, it presents the colonization aspect of what is happening in USA and how it is affecting the nation.
It Stops with Cops by Michael D’Antuono
Micael D’Antuono, is a renowned paint artist with several pieces of art in his name. Some of his arts such as the talk and the truth have raised several debates in the United States. D’Antuono’s controversial figure as an artist in the niche of black liberation is what has made him a significant person in this topic. D’Antuono’s race is also another important figure as it squashes the conventional notion among the public that blacks are the sole proponents of the BLM movement. The piece of art also squashes the idea in the public domain that white cops encourages brutalization of black people. Instead, the art does not only advocates for end of police brutalities against black people, but also highlights the importance of white cops in the fight. For instance, in the piece, a white is trying to stop his white colleague from beating up unarmed black person. This is unique in the sense that it contradicts the conventional way of thinking by many people that all white cops are racist. Finally, as much as the art forms part of activism on BLM movement, its properties debunks the same. This is because its primary message is that brutalization stops with the cops themselves and not by holding protests such as Black Live Matter movement.
A Surge of Power by Marc Quinn
Marc Quinn is also another unique white artist whose works seeks to advocate for equality...