Aesthetics of Excess Hernandez Jillian
Aesthetics of Excess Hernandez Jillian Heavy makeup, gaudy jewelry, dramatic hairstyles, and clothes that are considered cheap, fake, too short, too tight, or too masculine: working-class Black and…
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Aesthetics of Excess Hernandez Jillian
Heavy makeup, gaudy jewelry, dramatic hairstyles, and clothes that are considered cheap, fake, too short, too tight, or too masculine: working-class Black and Latina girls and women are often framed as embodying excessive styles that are presumed to indicate sexual deviance. At the same time their style can be a source of cultural capital when appropriated by the contemporary art scene. In Aesthetics of Excess Jillian Hernandez examines how middle class discourses of aesthetic value racialize the bodies of women and girls of color.
Through these relational readings, Hernandez shows how notions of high and low culture are Drawing on her community arts work with Black and Latina girls Miami, Florida, Hernandez analyzes the art and self-image of these girls alongside works produced by contemporary artists and pop musicians such as Wangechi Mutu, Kara Walker, and Nicki Minaj.