My final intervention will be about something close to me: my Filipino heritage. Pulling from a page from the multiple projects that have inspired me, I would like to create something that showcases Filipino artists. Filipino art is heavily influenced by Spanish and American culture. Although there is an abundance of Filipino art is displayed in Philippine museums, Filipino art is still not widely known. I have decided to showcase Filipino art through a social media platform as I would like to celebrate great Filipino art.
I decided to create this project because of the recent attacks happening on Asian-Americans. I, as a Filipino, have been terribly worried about my friends and family that are Asian. The Asian-American attacks are the result of the increase in racism towards the Asian community. I decided to make an intervention that was a way of saying, "I am proud to be who I am" in retaliation to the negative comments toward Asians.
I have come across projects that are similar to what I want to create, such as Filipino Art and Artists of the Philippines on Twitter. They use the social media platform in order to spread and promote various modern Filipino artists and their work. I would also like to use the social media platform to help us Filipinos remember our history, and celebrate the great Filipino artworks that exist. Twitter has a high user base and is a suitable platform that would allow me to spread my message; John Berger writes, "A person may notice a particular image or piece of information because it corresponds to some particular interest that he has." thus I would like to create a Twitter page that exists and is there to be admired and looked at, whether it stirs inspiration or not. I plan to post the more notable artworks of Filipino artists and artworks that strike interest in me. I have decided to use the same social media platform of Art PHand Artists of the Philippines as it would help me gain publicity and be easily shared.
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| Black Contemporary Art |
Kimberly Drew's Black Contemporary Tumblr blog is a major source of inspiration for me. Kimberly Drew wanted to see more Black Artists in the world and decided to be the one that would place them there. She created a space where was able to curate and select various pieces of artwork made by black artists. She writes in her book, "I did not want Black art to be a negligible factor. I did not want Black art to disappear." (p. 21). In a similar way, I would like to create something that features Filipino artists as a way to celebrate Asian self-identity.
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| Guerrilla Girls collection of protests |
Guerrilla Girls are a group that has uses signs to protest the toxic culture of sexism that is hidden in the art world. The Guerrilla Girls are noted as the "conscience of the art world" and have achieved that status with their use of art. The Guerrilla Girls political art has caused a stir in the art world, they have inspired me in such a way that I would like my project to hopefully create change in the world. Similarly, I find that memes, in a way are akin to the Guerrilla Girls work; Lizzie Fison writes, "More than just humorous interventions, these memes undermine the pretensions of power and respect politicians use as a de-facto method for quieting dissent and broadcasting their often contemptuous messages.". The Guerrilla Girls' protests art is an inspiring collection that spreads awareness and makes us look at the world and are memes before memes were even born.
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| God Bless Graffiti Coalition |
Artists of The Philippines: https://twitter.com/artistsoftheph
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