Deborah Roberts releases a new limited edition print
'Taking a stand', 2024, a new print by Deborah Roberts, is now available.
Roberts' figurative works depict the complexity of Black subjecthood and explore themes of race, identity and gender politics. Standing tall, the young girl poses with one hand on her hip and the other locked in a protective embrace. Roberts’ use of white backgrounds previously depicted the constant presence of the white gaze. Here, this absence of context allows for the subject to claim the space, existing freely on a blank plane devoid of history, prejudice and monolithic ideas of the Black experience. 24 karat gold leaf is used to embellish the figure's fingernails, a signature motif used throughout the artist’s practice. As a symbol of independence and freedom, they draw attention to her defiant pose.
Discussing her practice, Roberts explains: “My goal is that young Black girls see themselves in the work. I hope it reminds them that they are powerful and phenomenal people who deserve respect!”
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