Artists & Their Contributions ∞༺♥༻✧
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Artists change the world through their work and vision. Even though we would need entire lifetimes to pay respect to all the artists that have influenced generations that followed, I have picked out three to discuss in this post. POC and women artists should especially be celebrated for their dedication, fearlessness, and courage in a world that rejected their voices and craft.
Frida was a female, Mexican artist that left a legacy of transforming her struggles and pain into beauty. At the age of 18, she sustained a severe bus accident that left her in chronic pain and immobility for the rest of her life. Still, this did not stop her from expressing herself through her work. She is noted for diving into concepts of feminity, identity, and death, and creating art that combines both realism and surrealism in ways that reflected her indigenous cultures. Only after death did her art receive the recognition it deserved and she became an icon for feminists and Latin traditions.
- more about her beautiful work: https://www.fridakahlo.org/
Parks was one of the first African American black photographers and journalists to honestly capture the black experience in his photographs and films. He focused on American life during the Great Depression and its impact on African Americans. Furthermore, he is credited for inventing the “blaxploitation" genre in the 1970s that centered on African-American life. His work has served as a voice for countless black Americans in this country. He is noted for stating, “I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera.”
- more about his work: https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/
Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, and co-founder of Studio Ghibli and is regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in animation history. His work has achieved masterful storytelling and explored themes such as nature and technology, the importance of art, and maintaining a pacificist ethic in a violent world. Most notably, his works including “Grave of the Fireflies” and “The Wind Rises” has reflected the drastic effects of war on civilians and the world.
- more about him: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Miyazaki-Hayao
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