One of my earliest memories involves sitting on my dadโs lap in his studio in the garage of our house and watching him draw. I remember thinking: โI want to do that, too,โ and I pretty much decided then and there at age 2ยฝ or 3 that I was an artist just like Dad.
Kara WalkerThere's no diploma in the world that declares you as an artistโit's not like becoming a doctor. You can declare yourself an artist and then figure out how to be an artist.
Kara WalkerThe silhouette says a lot with very little information, but that's also what the stereotype does.
Kara WalkerI often compare my method of working to that of a well-meaning freed woman in a Northern state who is attempting to delineate the horrors of Southern slavery but with next to no resources, other than some paper and a pen knife and some people she'd like to kill
Kara Walker