Blog 2: Black and Blue Response

I find it very interesting hoe American Artist changed their name legally to their new title, especially as a black former male. This probably created some controversy because like they said, famous white men were/are attached to this "stereotypical" name. And by changing their name to that stereotype makes them seem like they are possibly a white male. This then tackles the fact that Artist wants the subject to think that about him to make them think more about his art in a racial sense. Their work seems to be very experimental in the sense that it addresses very sensitive subject like race and identity through a lot of digital work. Artist also is growing in popularity very quickly, I think due to this different type of radical stance he is taking. I am also a very big fan of the movie and recent TV show on HBO Watchmen. So to see someone make art about these issues is very interesting to me. To bring up this topic about police brutality and how they think they need protection has two sides, and the side artist on is the more radical view, which I believe as well.