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The Beginning of Life in the Yellow Jungle
2003
plastic soda bottles, doll, clothing, bedding, wire, found metal, rubber glove, turtle shell, artificial flowers, Splash Zone compound, enamel, and spray paint on canvas on wood
Thornton Dial Sr.
born Emelle, AL 1928--died McCalla, AL 2016
Thornton Dial's assemblage presents a beginning -- a golden dawn with a child standing in a lush world of flowers. In this work Dial explores race in America -- a theme that preoccupied him over many decades. The colors are warm and optimistic; they sidestep a world that is entirely black or white. Using a "jungle" metaphor, Dial suggests the unending complexities of navigating and
surviving in a world that is both beautiful and difficult. |