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This image is based on the reading Nanny Diaries and Other Stories: Imagining Immigrant Women’s Labor in the Social Reproduction of American Families, page 812, by Mary Romero.
This image shows a domestic laborer cleaning the floor with a rag while her employer purposefully pours a cup of coffee on the floor near her. The employer looks at the domestic worker in disgust. The floor is white and the wall behind the two women is painted gray, covered in derogatory words representing the triteness of the employer. The words represent what the employer thinks about the domestic worker. I chose this particular scene because when I read this article that part moved me. My image is graphite and gouache on Bristol.
This article was one of the readings that was assigned in my class. The original artwork was a still image. I then edited it and added motion to it so it would be taken to another level to convey its message. The blood represents all the tears and hard work that has gone into this profession, and the fact that they are overlooked when it comes to having rights and laws that protect them.
I thought that the Untitled piece was very visceral and evoked many emotions. The heartlessness of the employer really struck me, and the blood running down the walls was very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe domestic worker on the floor scrubbing while the employer pours her coffee on the ground gets my attention. I see the abuse that the domestic worker is going through, and that makes me aware that there are no laws protecting her. Which is what this campaign is trying to do.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture. It really speaks to me
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