Mixed Media Collage No. 19
High on Whiteness (Insurrection Series) | 2021 | Mixed media; cut paper and printmaking ink on BFK RIVES 100% cotton paper | 22.5 x 30 inches
The Washington Monument is meant to show man's greatness, as it stands in no one’s shadow. It is designed in the obelisk shape, the oldest and most complicated architectural style of ancient pyramids. Although it appears simple, it was incredibly challenging to build. Slaves helped build it, as they did much of Washington, DC. This 555-foot white, pointed phallus stands in no one’s shadow. Its whiteness reflected all the colors we don’t want to see, as the U.S capitol was seized by the white-hot rage of white supremacist insurrectionists on January 6, 2021.
Unless otherwise noted, photographs are royalty-free or part of the public domain. The following photographs used in the collage were obtained through Creative Commons and were modified for artistic purposes. Reasonable attempts were made to attribute credit. Errors or omissions will be corrected if found.
Credits:
Image of the Washington Monument cut from "Washington Monument" by keithreifsnyder is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Image of Klansman cut from "Klansmen drop hate flyers on Hyattsville: 1922" by Washington Area Spark is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Artwork © Erika Brask, 2021. All rights reserved. No part of this artwork may be reproduced or used in any form, or through any means — graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, downloading, information storage, and retrieval systems — without written permission from the artist.