Black Arts Movement

Choosing three art pieces for the project was an interesting process. I logged onto the google art project and just started browsing. When I came across one that I was drawn to I saved it. And after a while I looked through the images and picked out three. The first one that stood out to me was Romare Bearden’s “Of The Blues: Carolina Shout”. Bearden made this collage piece in 1974. It stands 37.5 inches tall and 51 inches wide along with 1.5 inches in depth. I was drawn into this image but…

Rene Magritte’s The Therapeutist is an amazing piece of art. Rene used surrealism and some cubism to show that opening-up to others, and supporting them, can help set them free from their problems. This piece of artwork was completed in 1937. The painting protrays an image of a rusty metal bird cage, that is housing shelter for one white dove, and is holding up another on square wood plank on the outside of the cage door, which is sitting on a man’s lap. To add in, this man is holding a cane in…

The Anti-war Movement was one of the largest movements that exists till today, as African Americans, Asian Americans, women, students, hippies, the clergy were part of this movement. The movement focused on the American military’s involvement with Vietnam and the killing of innocent lives. It showed the true representation from America and their dishonesty. Rock music was a main commodity in the music market’ since its emergence it has always been insurgent and incorporating things the youth…

The painting is painted with oil on wood. It is said that this painting is “the greatest treasure of Renaissance art.” ("Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci: Analysis, Interpretation"). The reason behind this, aside from the incredible details and blends of color, but rather the mystery and different theories behind this painting. First, who is in the painting? As stated…

called “How to Grow Fresh Air” by Kamal Meattle. Meattle explained the importance of fresh air in Delhi, a city plaqued by poor air quality, and provided a solution utilizing three types of green plants. The second Ted Talk I watched was called “Street art with a message of hope and peace” by eL Seed. eL Seed explains his motivation to spread Arabic culture and a message of peace and hope through bold and vivid graffiti. Kamal Meattle in the intro to his speech “How to Grow Fresh Air”…

how to paint and draw as a child. When Picasso turned 13 his talent for drawing exceeded his father’s talent for painting. When Picasso was 14 him and his family moved to Barcelona, Spain. Picasso then connected to the city's prestigious School of Arts. Picasso would skip class to go to the city of Barcelona, to sketch scenes. In 1897, Picasso moved to Madrid to join the Royal Academy of San Fernando. Picasso then would get bored with classes, so he would skip to go to the city. In 1899, He then…

Social Movements and the Power of Social Change Social movements are organized, collective efforts to promote or resist change by powerless people who are committed in an extrainstitutional action (Crouteau and Hoynes 2015). What distinguishes social movements from other forms of social and political action is that social movements are mobilized by a large group of people who lack access to common forms of power. These people use organized and ongoing extrainstitutional tactics, such as boycotts…

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT Riace Bronzes: 1. The art historian, Nigel Spivey discussed how ancient sculptors used artifice to go beyond realism to create what he claims are "the best statues ever made". He then discussed several ways how the Riace Warrior bronzes, although they look realistic are actually "more human than human", that is, their bodies are unrealistic. List two of the ways that Spivey discusses how the sculptures go beyond realism. 1. The division between the top and bottom has…

The San Diego Museum of Art has a fascinating and eclectic selection from around the globe. On my tour, a number of pieces caught my eye and really resonated with me. The Coney Island exhibit captured the ambience of America’s playground, bringing observers back to its heyday in the first half of the 20th century. Among the artwork, I took particular note of Wonderland Circus Sideshow, by Edward J. Kelty, owned by Ken Harck. This 1929 film photograph illustrates the bustling scene on the…

paper cone, translating the spatial dissonance of that scene into compositional flux. In her article, Krauss also delineates the difference between reflexive art and self-reflective art, asserting that video performance generally falls into the latter in that it “implies the vanquishing of separateness” between object and subject, while reflexive art splits the two into “two categorically different entities which can elucidate one another insofar as their separateness is maintained.” In Glass…