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Mickalene ThomasWW-2005-129830

2005·Collage composed of cut and pasted photographs, tape, paper and acrylic paint coated with gel medium on white wove paper·11.8 × 13.3 cm (4 11/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 2005
Medium: Collage composed of cut and pasted photographs, tape, paper and acrylic paint coated with gel medium on white wove paper
Dimensions: 11.8 × 13.3 cm (4 11/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Mickalene Thomas

Artist

Mickalene Thomas

Painting

Mickalene Thomas is an African-American contemporary visual artist best known as a painter of complex works using rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel. Thomas's collage work is inspired from popular art histories and movements, including Impressionism, Cubism, Dada, the Harlem Renaissance, and selected works by the Afro-British painter Chris Ofili. Her work draws from Western art history, pop art, and visual culture to examine ideas around femininity, beauty, race, sexuality, and gender.

Brooklyn

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