Betye Saar is an African American visual artist who was part of the Black Arts movement in the 1970s. Her highly political artworks explore racism against Black people in America. In Saar’s interview, “Magic #2,” she talks about experiencing the protests and meditates on the “surreal,” “transition[al]” and ambiguous quality of the twilight sky on the first night of the protests. Unlike Homi Bhabha, who sees hope in the ambiguity of twilight, Saar sees powerlessness and evil.
Betye Saar Quotes in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
The Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 quotes below are all either spoken by Betye Saar or refer to Betye Saar. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Limbo/Twilight #2
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I am a dark individual,
and with me stuck in limbo,
I see darkness as myself.
I see the light as knowledge and the wisdom of the world and
understanding others,
in order for me to be a, to be a true human being,
I can’t forever dwell in darkness,
I can’t forever dwell in the idea,
of just identifying with people like me and understanding me and mine.
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Betye Saar Quotes in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
The Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 quotes below are all either spoken by Betye Saar or refer to Betye Saar. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Limbo/Twilight #2
Quotes
I am a dark individual,
and with me stuck in limbo,
I see darkness as myself.
I see the light as knowledge and the wisdom of the world and
understanding others,
in order for me to be a, to be a true human being,
I can’t forever dwell in darkness,
I can’t forever dwell in the idea,
of just identifying with people like me and understanding me and mine.
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