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Michael Schaffer
United States
Artist highlights
- International Exposure
- Experienced Artist
- Residency Participant
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, India Ink on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 30x24in
About this artwork
One of the central themes of the Black Lives Matter Movement is police brutality when dealing with black men.
This painting uses one of Michael's favorite methods of making a statement: Abstract symbolism.
The power of Michael's message lays in the portrayal of a stark white light in the dead of night focusing our attention on how, do to the simple color of their skin, black men are in danger of being killed by a paranoid white police force. …
The other symbolic parts of the work include the various communities and their reaction to the racial violence:
First, the blood of the assaulted black man seems to trickle down to a surprised white community.
Second, the black consciousness of the killed man seems to flow into the broader black community where
more painful and bloody cries ring out.
Lastly, the remaining community of Asians, Latinos, and others are scared and worry that they may be next.
A sorry commentary on our American landscape.
This painting uses one of Michael's favorite methods of making a statement: Abstract symbolism.
The power of Michael's message lays in the portrayal of a stark white light in the dead of night focusing our attention on how, do to the simple color of their skin, black men are in danger of being killed by a paranoid white police force. …
The other symbolic parts of the work include the various communities and their reaction to the racial violence:
First, the blood of the assaulted black man seems to trickle down to a surprised white community.
Second, the black consciousness of the killed man seems to flow into the broader black community where
more painful and bloody cries ring out.
Lastly, the remaining community of Asians, Latinos, and others are scared and worry that they may be next.
A sorry commentary on our American landscape.
Michael Schaffer
United States
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Experienced Artist
- Residency Participant
- Works on commission
« My work strives to recognize all the complexities of humankind as well as explore the pleasures of our inner child. »
Michael Schaffer is an American artist whose paintings have been exhibited in the United States. Through his art, his goal is to provoke the viewer into feeling, expressing an opinion, or transporting them to the "dramatic, imaginative, and sometimes, the unpleasant". Schaffer creates in varying styles, which include abstract, figurative, and interpretive expressionism. His striking compositions are painted using acrylics, oils, and earth on canvas.
