Mural

During class I have been trying to understand what improvisation means and how is it used. I began to think of different projects that match up how improvisation would be used in my own practice. Art to me should be something that changes everyday life and gives meaning to the people surrounding you. As Marc Bamuthi Joseph said, “If what we do doesn’t impact the outside, we are not doing our jobs”. The project idea struck me at about 3 a.m. I am constantly receiving notifications on my cellular…

located in France, hundreds of paintings and engravings are be found (most of which are animals). These illustrations are dated back between 17,000-15,000 BCE (Ancient.eu). Public art has only continued to increase in numbers and variations, as we see murals, sculptures, statues, and many other forms everywhere throughout our daily lives. It has many purposes as well, some of which are in regards to race and society. Though public art may have its negative aspects, I believe it provides numerous…

One of the stories that I truly enjoyed was "The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara. The story revolves around an artist, whom other characters call her "The painter lady" that visits a town in the south of America to paint a mural dedicated to her cousin and the community itself on a wall that is located in Taliaferro Street. This essay will analyze two of the painter lady's characteristics. Firstly, it will introduce the trait. Secondly, it will offer evidence from the story, an…

Saturn Devouring His Son is a very interesting Romanticism mural that was created during the 19th Century. The subject matter, as well as the circumstances of the artist behind the work, contain the feeling of tragedy and darkness that draws the viewer in. The canvas transfer of the mural is displayed at the Museo del Parado, in Madrid, Spain. Saturn Devouring His Son was an oil mural painted on the wall of his house during the 19th century. The large work features Saturn with the bloodied arm…

In contemporary art, the term “social realism” is traditionally associated with interwar American art which commented on social, political and economic conditions of the poor or working class. The movement and artistic explorations developed during the late 1920’s and 1930’s, a time of global depression, heightened racial conflict and the rise of fascism which combined became a catalyst of many artists and writers and their gravitation toward proletarian and underclass themes. Artists found…

For adult populations, art can help individuals visualize the patterns within their relationships and their life that has contributed to their life of offending. To end the pattern of offending, individuals must first recognize the patterns that encouraged offending. Whether it was a relationship with their mother and father that has continued in their adult life or the interactions they have with friend’s art can provide a visual that they have otherwise been unable to see. For most…

with this wonderful Power of Words Project to add some color, life, and creativity to a wall in Downtown Iron Mountain. I think that this is an amazing opportunity to get the chance to work with you and your team of artists on creating a beautiful mural as the last one turned out breaktaking. If I am chosen for this I would be honored to be part of a team with you and other amazing artists. This seems like a wonderful opportunity that would create memories for a lifetime and I would love to…

Skill: Infer and Support the Main Idea PILSEN 7th Grade Nonfiction Center for Urban Education ©2007 Pilsen is an old community in Chicago with a long history. This part of Chicago started small and got bigger, as most neighborhoods in the city did. Its cultural history is about moving, changing, and connecting. Many people have moved there over the decades. This movement started when immigrants chose to settle in this part of the city when Chicago was growing rapidly. An immigrant is a person…

There seems to be nothing more unnerving than carrying feelings of undesirability, isolation, struggle, and desolation. As early as the 1600’s African Americans have had to fight for their voices to be heard, for the definition of equality to be understood, and for the barrier between the oppressed and the oppressor to be shattered once and for all. Despite the plethora of adversities that African American people had to face during previous years, a motif was apparent, not giving up. In the…

price, which the majority of the Pilsen community cannot afford. The majority of the people that can afford these apartments are middle class caucasions. Another aspect of how the Pilsen community is changing because of gentrification is that a lot of murals that represent the Latino community are being removed. An example that was given in the lecture was…