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| Untitled, 2009, acrylic, 61 x 72", Jack Shaman Gallery, New York |
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| Great America, 1994, acrylic & collage on canvas, 103 x 114", National Gallery of Art, Washington |
Marshall's paintings emphasize blackness. He wants to achieve balance in the art world with the idea that many people have skin color other than white.
In Untitled, the black skin of the woman deliberately draws attention to her by its overly exaggerated color. Other bright colors contrast and beautify the effect. The deliberate frontal pose demands the viewer look at her.
Emaphasis on blackness repeats in Great America. Blue color surrounds and frames the dark skins. The scene from an amusement park poignantly recalled the idea of slave ships. Emerging from a scary tunnel, ghosts bid farewell to the passengers in the boat dramatically emphasized by the diagonal line.
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