Stereotypes Of Black Women In The Water Bearer, By Lorna Simpson

True Self Lorna Simpson was born in Brooklyn, New York in the 1960s. She studied and graduated from the University of San Diego and the school of visual arts in New York. Simpson creates images that make the audience view the important stereotypes of black women in a new and improved way. Lorna presents us with provocative and life-changing images because she sees black female identity as an overlooked culture. In her images, she expresses her thoughts on the representation that the black woman has in our culture, she also points out that because of our society black women aren't able to embrace themselves as who they are because they are influenced by other cultures. Simpson portrays empowerment gender, identity, and culture in her
The water bearer according to Bell hooks means a “possibility to remake history.” Hook says this because this image means hope to forgive but not forget. She wanted to step further into the future because being a black woman in the past and even today is really hard. There are many obstacles that a colored person has to go through in order to succeed. For Example, the typical stereotypes about colored people are being lazy, rude and dramatic. Not everyone is that way. Lorna message is that people should not be judged as individuals not as a group because everyone has something different to offer. Therefore, in The Water Bearer, she is trying to put a fight for her identity as a woman of color, she does not want black people to be put in categories. What Simpson wants is that every colored person is able to love and accept themselves without being influenced by others. Simpson is one of the those few artists try to send positive messages to the audience about self-acceptance and
Throughout her artistic career she has conveyed many messages in which those include self- acceptance, gender, identity and culture. In Five day forecast she presented the audience with an image that portrays love towards oneself by ignoring what society says. Many of her paintings have to do with society, not accepting the black community as a culture. In other words, Lorna says that it is time to remake history without having to be influenced by other communities. In which she is right now that we have division in this country artist like her need to start portraying such messages of unity and self-acceptance.Throughout all her images she makes them represent the power of a black women and a black man. Therefore, the audience should be grateful for bringing such artist to