Cy Twombly, Untitled (Drawing for the Manifesto of Plinio), 1967, graphite on paper, courtesy of private collection
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Manifestos
Manifestos have been used throughout history to demand and proclaim change. From the root word “manifest”, manifestos are public declarations of intention with the goal to bring something to fruition. There are many types of manifestos, but the one that remains the most popular is political manifestos. Some examples of political manifestos include Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, "The Communist Manifesto", and “Silent Springs” by Rachel Carson. Artist Cy Twombly uses the Manifesto of Plinio as inspiration for his piece Untitled (Drawing for the Manifesto of Plinio). Plinio Salgado, a Brazilian politician, writer, journalist, and theologian, wrote the "October Manifesto". This text would become the foundational document for the Brazilian Integralist Party, a fascist party that believed in nationalism as a shared spiritual identity. Learn more about what constitutes a manifesto with the video below, and find Twombly’s gestural lines in the Entry Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art while it’s still on view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLCWQ3itdfo
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Kerry James Marshall, Black and Part Black Birds of America (Magpies and Baltimore Orioles), 2023, courtesy of private collection
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Birds of America
John James Audubon is credited with creating Birds of America, one of the most influential pieces of early American nature writing. The seminal was a collection of different birds found in North America, all of which were drawn in with incredible color and detail. It serves as a time capsule for bird life in North America during the 19th century. His collection is a stunning bridge between the worlds of science and art. While he was deeply influential to the natural sciences, artist Kerry James Marshall highlights the problematic aspects of Audubon’s history with his series Black and Part Black Birds of America. Audubon was extremely vocal about his anti-abolitionist beliefs, and used enslaved African Americans and Native people to help complete Birds of America. Marshall explores the lack of access to nature for African Americans today, and creates a space for Blackness to be celebrated in the world of natural science. See more about Birds of America with the link below, and find Kerry James Marshall’s piece Black and Part Black Birds of America (Magpies and Boston Orioles) in the Entry Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art.
https://mymodernmet.com/john-james-audubon-birds-of-america/
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Angel Otero, Navigating Domestic Waters, 2023, oil paint and fabric collaged on canvas, courtesy of private collection
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Angel Otero
Angel Otero’s work is characterized by an interest in personal history, expressionist abstraction, and Spanish Baroque traditions of painting. The texture of his paintings, collages, and sculptural work comes from partially dried flakes of oil paint. This creates a “skin” that Otero then layers to create dimension and depth. Born in 1981 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Otero’s upbringing influences his work and the stories he tells through it. His piece Navigating Domestic Waters can be found in the Schneider Museum of Art’s Entry Gallery. Learn more about Otero and his practice with the video below, and visit us today to see the surrealist piece in the Entry Gallery.
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