The purpose of this report is to discuss the artwork I have produced over the past
three years while in attendance at The University of Texas at Austin. My artwork consists
of sculptures, drawings, and installations that investigate certain aspects of the politics of
black hair as they relate to my identity as an African American woman. These aspects are
intimacy, beauty standards, and empowerment. I use hair and hair care products as my
materials with which to create. I specifically focus on hair care products which I used
when I was a young girl including Blue Magic hair grease and barrettes, products which
for many black women are associated with childhood. My aim is to create artwork that
changes hair and hair care products from mundane grooming tools into valuable cultural
artifacts. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5887 |
| Date | 22 August 2012 |
| Creators | Coleman, Christina Blair |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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