Bluest Eye

An associate professor of art at the University of Georgia, Stefanie Jackson envisions the African American experience through figurative painting. She combines a singular expression of cultural memory with an interest in various elements of African American history and selfhood. Her figurative style often includes surrealist modes that speak to the unconscious and bizarre. This painting evokes Toni Morrison’s novel of the same name that examined biased notions of race and beauty. Jackson counters disturbing elements with the beauty of the landscape, the sunflowers, and the rich colors of the image.