Our artist at hand has developed numerous interests
during her life that involved injustice of both animals and humans. She is a
very critical artist that constantly advocated social awareness through her
art.
The social conditions we live in are hidden behind
the media, and we are unaware to be fully knowledgeable about what is going on
around us. Sue Coe has an unstoppable method of creating that spark for closure
about the environment; with a specific emphasis on animals.
Throughout her career she is bringing social
awareness around how we treat animal in the slaughterhouse, and not to mention
how they are treated in general before and after death.
She gives the animal a speaking voice, a soul that
extracts through her art. In this specific painting, Malcolm X, is
incorporated. Personally, I think it is a wide open space for interpretation.
Malcolm X was a civil rights activist for humans, or
more specifically for African Americans during his time (not to mention the continuity
of hatred today), but our artist, Sue
Coe, is trying to MAYBE trying to emphasize the strong political message
that is missing when it comes to animals through the hardship and pain of
Malcolm X.
Just like Malcolm X was assassinated and just like his aftereffect
sweeps the world today, we are dealing with the same issue in regards to the
animals that we see getting killed every day. A lot of it is pure waste and
animal cruelty, and in general, I think it is the message that our artist is
trying to convey.
Please explore link #2 to see the graphic calculator that
counts dead animals since the moment you enter the website. Moreover, I will
include a recent work of Sue Coe that will imply her concern of where we are
taking the world to. An End.
Sold by Sue Coe (2010)
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