My goal was to transform the space into something that I did not see when I was in the space. I suppose that the final piece that I created was somewhat influenced by the second place that I visited (Bluestocking Bookstore) and its attention to social justice issue\/feminist commentary. When I entered this bar, I was the only woman of color that I saw in the entire place, which made me uncomfortable in a sense, like it was not a place for me. This feeling was a stark contrast to the bookstore, which literally was intended to be a safe space. But part of me wanted to be accepted at the same time upon entering this restaurant. It made me wonder, to what extent would I be accepted, if I really tried to assimilate into this space, and what aspects of myself would have to be sacrificed or gotten rid of in order to mesh.<\/p>\n
I ultimately was inspired by the style of Mickalene Thomas, another black female artist, and her artistic technique is the angle that I ultimately worked from. I wanted to pay homage to her while also making commentary about the Beekman Hotel. I made sure to illustrate my message through the body language of the women in the photograph and by leaving subliminal messages that reference aspects of black history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9530,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[86],"class_list":["post-9526","student-work","type-student-work","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drawing-imaging","tag-places-and-things"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n