Art is History
Here, Goshka Macuga presents Colin Powell, a sculpture of the former Secretary of State during his 2003 United Nations speech on weapons of mass destruction. The sculpture is inspired by the replica of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, the anti-war painting which usually hangs in the assembly, but was covered during Powell’s speech. Amazingly, this simple sculpture successfully captures a cross section of history. The contrasting artwork is modern art, a type of art not meant to tell about history, but about self expression.
Great pictures, Michael! You’ll want to edit the images (you can do this from the website dashboard) so that the orientation is vertical. Also, so that we can see your images in full size as well, you’ll want to create a gallery (after clicking on the “add media” button in the post), rather than just inserting the pictures. Check out the instructions for this assignment (the link is at the top of the page), but if you still need help, just let me know!