LibGuides: Stiles Collection: Page 4

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This painting is premised on the Malcolm Gladwell book, Outliers: The Story of Success, and the concept that it takes 10,000 hours conducting an activity to become an expert.
The circles or markers in the painting represent individuals.
The grouping at the bottom of the painting is the large baseline collection of individuals.
Those markers at the top of the painting, represent Outliers.
To be sure, there are many Outliers teaching us and amongst us. Several of these individuals are notated by their initials on outlying markers.

The concept I attempt to highlight in this painting, is the doctrine of “Separate but Equal”.
Therefore, this painting is presented on two (2) separate canvases bearing the name of the subject 1896 Supreme Court decision.
While the separate canvases themselves are presented in the same colors and styles, there are several differences in regards to substantive materials used in creating this piece including: 1) time, 2) amount of paint, 3) photographs, and 4) mixed media material.