Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (1964- ) is an Indian artist who was born in London but raised in India. It’s acknowledged that it gets complex when individuals begin to ask where she’s from. The reason of this result is because people seem to be confused when Matthew says she’s from Rhode Island. Every time she states she’s Indian, people consider she’s Native American but she has to quickly clarify that she’s an Indian from India. With this confusion that Matthew has experienced in her lifetime about educating where she’s from, Matthew has creatively produced a series of artwork that encounters the idea of being Indian. The series of artwork that will be talked about is An Indian from India (2001 – 2003). With these artistic photographs Matthew …show more content…
The first thing one is able to notice in these photographs are the mother and child/step child sitting identical in an armchair. The armchairs are not the same but it definitely shows similar characteristics. Looking at Matthews’s remake of the image, you see that she mimics the appearance and style of the woman in the traditional photo. It’s quite attention-grabbing how one is able to notice the change of style in fashion. The traditional photograph seems to hold a more antique, old-fashioned, and dated type of style when you begin to visualize it. On the other hand, Matthews remake seems to be more up-to-date with fashion and it resembles the generation today by showing young mothers and it speaks on the realization of stepchildren. As you look at the image you are aware of the similarities of the Indian culture but you also notice the difference in actual physical appearance especially from dark tone skin to the light tone skin. I wonder if the audience never knew anything about the artist, Matthew, would one be able to say that this is or is not her child if she never labeled it as stepchild. If you begin to ask yourself that question and take stepchild out the equation, one is able to see similarities in the physical nature of Matthew and stepchild. This also could point in the direction …show more content…
To the left of the artwork you notice a photograph the Belle of the Yakimas in a native dress. Not only does she have a native dress on but she also adds beauty to her appearance with the choice of native jewelry she wears. The look on her face seems to be focused on the camera as the shot is taken. The young woman seems to be sitting down on a stool as if she was getting ready for a school photo. Her hair is perfectly braided and her eyebrows are as straight as a parallel line which makes a confused expression on her face. Matthew’s photograph is just as similar. Instead of Matthew showing a confused expression around the eye area of her face, Matthew’s look is expressed more in the mouth area of her face. The dress on the Native American seems to be more traditional while Matthew’s dress is more form fitting to her body. Although her dress is form fitting, it still expresses a great deal of her Indian culture through styles of pattern. Matthew also adds jewelry to her outfit to help beautify her Indian culture. Both images grasp the Indian culture but differs in the style of traditional and contemporary culture. In each of these photographs Matthew have redone shown a lot of comparisons and contrast. Matthew was able to Photoshop the exact background of each photograph she took and replaced herself with the original person. Doing so, kind of, gives this humorous
As I have read the primary sources, it became clear to me that African Americans and Indians wants to be treated equally and fairly. As I read "An Indian's View of Indian Affairs" by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, the main thing that caught my attention was "Treat all men alike. Give them the same laws." This caught my attention because he clearly talked about the way he was tired of white men having all of the authority and the chiefs who would always talk about equality or fairness, but fails to show it with their actions. Also, he went on to say that everyone should be treated as one because essentially everyone is one and was born the same way. Basically, his view was an argument to state that it's not right to treat one person better or
In "Indian Education" by Sherman Alexie, the story is about our narrator of the story Victor. Telling the sad, miserable cruelty and the emotions that his fellow students and teachers gave him from 1st grade all the way through 12th grade. The meaning of this story at first seems the most current for kids in school; bullying each other and calling each other names but the story goes much deeper than that. It shows a reality of the life on the reservation and how the education system is terrible and demeaning to other children who are considered soft spoken. Two pieces of dialogue that were the most interesting to me happened to be "Give me your lunch if you're just going to throw it up," because it ends with the sentence "There is more than one way to starve.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian which was written by Sherman Alexie, combines humor and tragedy to tell a first-person narrative story of Arnold Spirit Jr., a 14-year-old Native American teenager, and the events in his life about pursuing his dreams. This book is a semi-autobiographical novel and it has won the 2007 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the Odyssey Award as best 2008 audiobook for young people. The language in this book is simple, humorous and spontaneous, however, tragedies have played a more important part than comedies.
The systematic racism and discrimination in America has long lasting effects that began back when Europeans first stepped foot on American soil is still visible today but only not written into the law. This racism has lead to very specific consequences on the Native people in today’s modern world, and while the racism is maybe not as obvious it is still very present. These modern Native peoples fight against the feeling of community as a Native person, and feeling entirely alone and not a part of it. The poem “The Reservation” by Susan Cloud and “The Real Indian Leans Against” by Chrystos examine the different effects and different settings of how their cultures survived but also how so much was lost for them within their own identity.
The two paintings I will be comparing and contrasting are the Madonna Enthroned (Oginissanti Madonna) by Giotto di Bondone ca. 1310 and Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets by Cimabue ca. 1280-1290. Both of these artists used the traditional
According to the first section of Zitkala-Sa’s autobiography “Impressions of an Indian Childhood,", one can find that Zitkala-Sa had enjoyed her early childhood as a Native American girl. She describes the daily practices in her tribe including, the women beadwork, exchanging conversation in food-gathering time, and the custom of telling legends to the children every night. Martha Cutter states that,
The right side is almost purely white, with blue and gray shadows; the rest of the body is black, dark brown, and navy. The profile of a white woman obscures the left half of the black face, facing to the right of the piece; her hair is in a large braid and she wears a simple pearl earring. The black woman has long, flowing, bright blue hair, as well as full red lips. The black woman’s body has a rose over it, and the white woman is wearing what looks like a straw bikini; the figure is wrapped in a thick rope from the waist down. The stark contrast between the white and black meet with a definitive line; there is no blending between the two colors, which amplifies the feelings of separation and difference between the two halves of the woman’s
Lahiri, a second-generation immigrant, endures the difficulty of living in the middle of her hyphenated label “Indian-American”, whereas she will never fully feel Indian nor fully American, her identity is the combination of her attributes, everything in between.
Kothari employs a mixture of narrative and description in her work to garner the reader’s emotional investment. The essay is presented in seventeen vignettes of differing lengths, a unique presentation that makes the reader feel like they are reading directly from Kothari’s journal. The writer places emphasis on both her description of food and resulting reaction as she describes her experiences visiting India with her parents: “Someone hands me a plate of aloo tikki, fried potato patties filled with mashed channa dal and served with a sweet and a sour chutney. The channa, mixed with hot chilies and spices, burns my tongue and throat” (Kothari). She also uses precise descriptions of herself: “I have inherited brown eyes, black hair, a long nose with a crooked bridge, and soft teeth
Thomas King uses an oral story-telling style of writing mingled with western narrative in his article “You’re Not the Indian I Had in Mind” to explain that Indians are not on the brink of extinction. Through this article in the Racism, Colonialism, and Indigeneity in Canada textbook, King also brings some focus to the topic of what it means to be “Indian” through the eyes of an actual Aboriginal versus how Aboriginals are viewed by other races of people. With his unique style of writing, King is able to bring the reader into the situations he describes because he writes about it like a story he is telling.
“Hindu symbolism and colour meanings dominate Indian culture and society,” in Global Graphics: Gloucester, Massachusetts:Rockpoint Publishers, pp.175-176. Stonjanova, Christina. 2010. “Beyond Tradition and Modernity: The Transnational Universe of Deepa Mehta,” in Brenda Austin-Smith & George Melnyk, Canadian Woman Filmmakers: The Genered Screen. Ontario, Canada: Canada Council for Fine Arts, pp.
been a heightened interest in all Indian things, such as in their art. Expression in the art
Why I picked this picture? Simply because I appreciate Prevalence of Ritual: Tidings by: Romare Bearden. Just from knowing about his work from previous art classes he based his art work on real life situations. In most times it was things he actually went through in his own life as young boy. His art work just isn’t any piece of work it has value. To me every inch of this picture has its own
A passage from, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, contrasts Junior’s memory of climbing a giant pine tree next to Turtle Lake with Junior’s journey through his ninth grade year. Junior’s memory of tree-climbing reveals his perspective on the environment, the nature of his friendship with Rowdy, and his response to challenging opportunities, reflecting his journey through his 9th grade year.
Muhammad Ali once said, “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” Sherman Alexie makes this a big point in his novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. This book, Arnold “Junior” Spirit is faced with the decision of whether he should trade his familiar school life on an Indian Reservation for a slightly better education at an all-White school in a small town named Reardan. This is his only way to achieve a better future. Throughout the novel Junior has to fight against criticism for acting differently in order to protect his mindset. Outside forces such as discrimination of race or social status deeply impact one’s hopes, dreams and self-esteem.