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__Yinka Shonibare MBE__
Although Yinka Shonibare MBE was born in 1962 in London, England he grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. After going to school Yinka earned an MA from Goldsmiths College, London University. Yinka is known for using batik cloth in art peices showing race and colonialism. This is 21st Century because not only does this artist use dioramas but he also has films. Yinka has won over four awards. Over five different art museums have his art in them.





= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == =__Robert Mangold__= Mangold was born in North Tonawanda, New York in 1937. Robert Mangold takes the most simple shapes and lines and turns them into complex ideas. He studied at the illustration department of Cleavland Institute of Art. Something he likes to do is create problems inside the art for the viewers. Robert featured in the first major "Minimal Art" exhibition in the Jewish Muesuem, New York. His first solo exhibition, named //Walls and Areas//, was at the Fischbach Gallery in 1965. His exhibition showed of large paintings on Masonite and plywood. Roberts simpilicty is what makes it 21st Century art, alot of people thought just an upside urinal was art, his is a step up from that.

=__Kerry James Marshall__= Kerry James Marshall was born in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama. He studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, where he got a BFA, and an honorary doctorate. The topic of his art is African-American popular culture, and is rooted in the geography of his upbringing, he wants to get his point of view out. He said that grew up around the black panther headquarters which played a huge role in his art. Kerry even has a shirt that gap sells. He is very proud of the civil rights movement and shows it in his art, that is why this is 21st Century art. Also if this was 100 years ago he would get killed, which shows that it is 21st Century art.

=__**Compare & Contrast**__=

Yinka vs. Monet
Both of them incorporate plants into their art. The difference is Yinka actually made model art while Monet painted.

Mangold vs. Warhol
Both artists had very simplistic art with complex meanings. Warhol used already made images, while Mangold used shapes and lines.

Marshall vs. Henry O. Tanner
Both of these artists were very proud of their race. Most drawings incorporate an African American.

=__Reason For Choosing__=

Yinka Shonibare
I chose Yinka because I liked how unique he was. All of his work is very original. Also I liked his picture which is the reason why I had clicked him in the first place.

Robert Mangold
I chose Robert because I like how you can take something as simple as a circle and a line and turn it into a piece of art. Also i liked that he looked like a scientist yet he made simple art.

Kerry James Marshall
I chose Kerry because I really like his art. I've always liked african art for some reason. I like the color that he uses for the skin tone its very unique because were so used to seeing the opposite.

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