In my series called “Self of a Former Shadow," participants in the Jail Arts Initiative hold up their artworks as representations of their true selves. The idea is that the activity of art transforms a person into a self with agency, comparatively free from being a mere shadow of their selves. The artworks below are based on Miro's "Ladder of Escape" and "Hope of a Condemned Man." We explore how participating incarcerated adults can relate to these pieces and their own situation, by creating artworks re-interpreting Miro.
"Ladder of Escape" After MIró
"Ladder of Escape" After MIró
Self of a Former Shadow
"Ladder of Escape" After MIró
Self of a Former Shadow, After Miró
"Ladder of Escape" After MIró
Self of A Former Shadow
As part of the "Jail Arts Initiative" program organized by Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, I teach art workshops at 2 Mecklenburg County Jails. They are inspired by Miro’s triptych "Hope of a Condemned Man." During the last years of Franco’s reign in Spain, Miró painted a triptych in support of the young anarchist Salvador Puig Antich, who was executed by Garotte. We explore how this triptych might relate to participating incarcerated adults and their own situation, by creating artworks re-interpreting Miro.
"Hope of a Condemned Man" After Miró
"Hope of a Condemned Man" After Miró
"Hope of a Condemned Man" After Miró
"Hope of a Condemned Man" After Miró
"Hope of a Condemned Man" After Miró
