Museum- Michael Ayi

The picture that I looked at was most definitely art. Yinka Shonibare, incorporated features in the picture that represented he himself and the culture in which his roots are from. The picture also had a both a modern and 18th century style to it. The name of this picture is called " Fake Death Picture". Shonibare created this picture using digital chromogenic print. He remade a picture that originally was created by Henry Wallis. When I was walking past this picture at first, I dismissed it because it looked like one of those paintings of old white guys in wigs that they made in the 18th century. However, something caught my eye when I looked at the picture again. I noticed the cloth on the clothes the man was wearing was out of place of the region in which the painting one was made. I am from Ghanaian descent, which makes me African. Because of this, I was able to recognize the the clothes that the man was wearing in the picture was from African print. this drew my attention to the picture. This was one of the few pictures that related to Africans, which I was very pleased to see. Because the picture was mad digitally, it was put in the section of modern art. Most of the art work in this section was made after either 1930 or 1940. The picture is of a man that is slumped off the bed with one arm hanging off and his head is almost following. The looks as if he is dead. The man is also wearing a white wig that shows he is from a far older era. The room is clean except the mass of shredded paper in a waste basket of some sort. There is also shredded paper around the waste basket. On the ground is an empty ink bottle laying on its side. There is a window and on the window sill is a dying plant. The man himself is wearing clothes that are styled from the 18th century. However, the print of the clothes is most definitely African. The print may more specifically be from Nigeria because the artist was from Nigeria. The left sleeve of the man's shirt does not have the left arm in it. I don't know whether or not Shonibare wanted it to look like the man does not have a left arm or the man did not dress properly before laying down. At the foot of the bed to the left side is a table with a heap of clothes. These clothes are also made from African print. On the right side of the bed is a table that has a candle that looks like it has been burned out. I really enjoyed this picture and many other pieces of art at the museum. I will definitely be back to look at more work or buy something from the small store.