"Art on My Mind" by bell hooks
Keywords:
Instructions
In groups discuss the following questions
1. Describe hooks experiences in High School. Explain why she thinks art makes her free (1)
2. Explain what she means by an "absence of representation" (bottom 2-3)
3. Discuss what defamiliarization means for hooks (4)
4. Analyse the following statement: "...the creation and public sharing of art is essential to any practice of freedom." (bottom 4)
5. hooks explains that the work of painters such as Romare Bearden or Lois Mailou Jones helps to recover and claim a relationship to a working-class African American past in images. Do you agree with her? Why? (5-6)
Our brainstorming on Basquiat Boxing Painting
Ideas (analyzing meanings)
.The importance, targeting or erasure of black lives
.Royalty
.Success, strength, courage
.Boxing as a struggle or just as a sport.
.Friendship and collaboration (Celebration of Ali's legacy)
.Underscoring latino culture (Note: Spanish is a language or a person from Spain)
."Rompe Cabeza"- a puzzle or mystery to be deciphered
Feelings (emotions)
.Sad
.Scare
.Confused
.Proud
.Intrigued
.Excited
Artists Inspired by Basquiat's Life and Work
Radiant Child- Javaka Steptoe
Small Canvas Workshop: Channeling Basquiat (First Day: Drawing)
Instructions
1. With a pencil make a draft on paper and then Very softly on your canvas. Think of it as a preliminary map, things could change along the way.
General prompts for the project
Like Basquiat, in your canvas you could include:
.Words in any language
.Jokes
.References to your own life, historical events, music, art, books, sport or things you are passionate about
.Celebrate your cultural and ethnic background
.Represent Hip Hop culture
.Showcase NYC life
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