Black Arts Movement

proclaimed those who were seen dancing insane. Most people do not view dance as a form of art but in true sense, it is the most expressive form of art in the world. It is international, and it comes in different forms from different cultures such as the hip-hop dance, Bharata Natyam, Geogian Folk, flamingo, African dance etc. Dance is the articulation of one self and emotions with the involvement of physical movement of both the body and face. For decades dance has been part of many cultures,…

In the Philadelphia Museum of Art there is a masterpiece titled No. 22 by Jackson Pollock, who is known for his unique style of drip painting. He was a pioneering, influential painter in the abstract expressionist movement (Seed). Art critics usually regard Pollock’s works as images of chaos, lacking a rigid structure and harmony (Chave 100). In No. 22, Pollock employed his usual manner of pouring and dripping paints on canvas. As Chave pointed out in her essay, “there is no center in his…

Both of the art form and the medium is drawing. What I see in this type of art piece is a hunter trying to trap a bear into a trap, or a hunter becoming a bear’s friend and his hands up in the air because he’s glad that the bear accepted him as a friend instead of eating him. The objects that I see in this artwork is an old guy, and an animal. I can tell that he’s and old guy because of how much hair he has on his head and his mustache and how his hand is bent into an odd shape. The bear is just…

In the 1920s in Europe after World War 1, a new art form was rooted off the famous Dada movement called Surrealism. Surrealism is a style of art of the early twentieth century that emphasized dream imagery, chance operations, and rapid, thoughtless forms of notation that expressed, it was felt, the unconscious mind. A French poet by the name Andre Brenton, known as the “Pope of Surrealism,” wrote the Surrealist Manifesto. His original definition of surrealism was a “fusion of elements of fantasy…

Romanticism is a movement in art, literature, music, and various other media that was characterized by its rejection of the ideals that defined traditional Classicism. It spanned a period of roughly 50 years and began in Western Europe, eventually spanning the western world. Many notable authors and composers were either contributors to this movement or were influenced by it, with prominent authors being Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein and whose works are the basis for many modern…

freely express their inner self through their art making practises. Through the avant–garde movement during the 20th century, Matisse introduced personal expression within his art making practises through the creation of the new artist movement recognised as fauvism. By creating mood and abstraction within his artwork, Matisse successfully communicated his personal expression of the modern era and technological movement. Matisse states that “good art work should be like an armchair in which you…

Art isn’t about what you can depict from it, but how it makes you feel as you gaze upon it. Recently I went on an excursion to MOCA, Museum Of Contemporary Arts, located in North Miami, Fl. The temporary exhibit is “Beijing Booster” the works of Peter Wayne Lewis. The exhibit is showcasing 30-40 pieces of artwork. Of course some peak more interest than others; nevertheless Peter Wayne Lewis energy is definitely projected in the galleries. Peter Wayne Lewis was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West…

her early ‘earth-body works’ in the creeks and on the land. Her art is the way she reestablishes the bond that unite her to the universe. Ana thought throughout the earth/body sculptures she would become one with the earth. She also thought she would become an extension of nature and nature becomes an extension of my body. The compulsive act of confirming my ties with the earth is really the rebirth of…

in Bristol, England on June 6 of 1965, unique art pieces like “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” (1991) and “With Dead Head”(1991), provoked controversy in the artistic audience(theartstory.org). It is through his unique art pieces that the overlooked concept of death is illustrated, making the audience reflect on their own lives. The creation of rather irregular artworks emerged from his interest in punk music, pop art, and installations as a teen. As a teen,…

artist Xavier Prou was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the western suburbs of Paris in 1951, some may know him as Blek Le Rat. He studied fine art and architecture at Beaux-Arts in Paris, then graduated in 1982. Before he graduated, Xavier Prou visited New York City and was fascinated with the city’s street art. He was one of the first people ever to do graffiti art in Paris. He is also known as "Father of stencil graffiti". One of his first stencils paintings were of rats all along the walls…