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Soundsuit By Nick Cave
Nick Cave: Soundsuit, 2012
“Wow! This is beautiful”, I thought to myself seeing Nick Cave’s artwork titled Soundsuit. I loved each detail about the artwork at first sight, from the different rectangular patterns poised together to the glamorous shine it gives, standing at a human like shape. Looking at the Soundsuit gives me a higher level fancy feeling. This artwork reminds me of a cartoon character. This sculpture was precise with details and made me wonder what was the sculptures meaning, what was the author trying to portray to his audience.
This artwork depicts a woman’s characteristics but has cartoon like aspects. This artwork does not have a human’s head or any head for that matter it is the shape of a long thumb. I depict his artwork as a woman because of the body’s structure, plus it has on a long sleeve dress with a slight flare ending the dress, there are finger tips peeking from underneath the
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This simply means world peace is the key to justice. If I were inside the artwork, I would simply think to stand still to not be portrayed as a threat. It seems as if being motionless keeps down violence if one is colored. The artwork does not necessarily tell a story; I believe the imagination is depicted upon what the audience thinks. This artwork is not religious, though it is very realistic. The Soundsuit is a mannequin which is a human form that has on a dress but it does not have a head nor a neck. Looking closely, you can see the fingertips of the mannequin, as well as the feet are formed as if it is standing on its tippy toes with an arch in the feet. I would explain this artwork to someone else as the most beautiful piece of artwork I have seen due to the background of why the sculpture was created due to be being an African American female in America today. This artwork symbolizes peace at a motionless state to not be a

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