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"Art on My Mind" by bell hooks

 

Keywords: 

representation
1. the act of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.
2. the description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way or as being of a certain nature.
defamiliarize
1. render unfamiliar or strange (used especially in the context of art and literature).

 

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

https://youtu.be/TgO0HXkE_ck

 

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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