![]() ![]() In 1986, he was admitted to a hospital following a nervous breakdown and had success with electrical therapy (Canadian Art). His father was an alcoholic and he would experience episodes of anxiety and depression. The Canadian artist is incredibly open about his psychological problems and alcohol abuse and their influences on his artwork (Canadian Art). The next artist I wanted to explore is Paterson Ewen. If you are interested in learning more about Bobby Baker you can listen to an interview with her here. There is another bridge around her head with people casually strolling across it, and her drawing depicts people at a park on a beautiful, warm day. Everything that is illustrated is positive, compared to her previous illustrations of her recovery. She no longer feels trapped mentally, and you can see a dog and children playing with a kite in this drawing. Her current state of mind is illustrated as a free-flowing body of water. You can see that the expression in her face has changed, and she appears content. It appears that a waterfall runs down her face where it then turns into a river that runs underneath a bridge. I like that she depicts her flow of consciousness as a body of water. ![]() The Daily Flow of Consciousness was drawn on day 711 and is one of Baker’s favorite drawings during her recovery and represents her current state of mind (Brainpickings). īobby Baker, The Daily Flow of Consciousness, London, c. “Atop a Mountain, South Africa’s Ghosts.” The New York Times. “Why Did These Families Line up for Two Days to Have Their Picture Snapped?” CNN. “10 Non-Western Contemporary Artists You Should Know.” The Culture Trip. Asia, n.d. “/ ALEXIA WEBSTER, SOUTH AFRICA.” ArtRaker. The image reminds me of my own stay at a cabin in the middle of nowhere here in Alaska. The forest appears peaceful and undisturbed. When I look at this photograph I can’t see the violence that has tainted the land in the past. ![]() The image itself is stunningly beautiful and I can see how it captures the “spirit” of the forest. I picked this photograph from her series because I really enjoy how this photograph was taken through a window. Webster’s project focuses on documenting the land before the influence of white settlers and war. Before white settlers arrived, people would graze their cattle atop the mountain, believing that their ancestors spirits resided in the forests (). Her great grandfather had bought a piece of land there in 1932, and was a mystical place for her throughout her childhood (The New York Times). Webster was also working on another ongoing project, ‘ A Village in the Clouds‘ where she focused her photography on the Amatola Mountains in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province (The New York Times). Although her studio was a temporary street studio, she does a wonderful job of incorporating different colors and tones to this portrait.Ī Village in the Clouds- An Ongoing Project I enjoy the use of colors in her portrait as well. You can see that this man looks “smart” as Webster describes in her interview. I thought the hat and sunglasses on this man were very interesting compared to the other portraits of hers that I observed. I enjoy this portrait, because you can tell that this man was very focused on his “look.” These people have been displaced, however, they still treasure something as simple as a portrait. Webster would have flowers and other props at the studio for people to use in their portraits. It was an important thing, because often (the portrait) was all they had” (CNN). Webster noted in an interview that “People dressed up and borrowed clothes from their neighbors to look smart. The first portrait I want to discuss is from her series ‘ Refugee Street Studio.’ The portrait was taken in the Bulengo IDP camp. Bariki Bahati, 19 years old from Masisi, has lived in the camp for a year. ![]()
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