The Intersection Of Social Movements And Art

In an attempt to prepare the art educator to the paradigm shift in classroom and develop a cohesive curriculum this would comprise the needs of the students and teachers to think about cultures different from their own. While I admire McFee’s interest in cultural diversity and the plight of African Americans. However, her essay is written from a privileged White middle-class perceptive with about her understanding of African Americans. How does McFee identify six major areas of social change in America of the sixties? More importantly, how does the stereotypes of African Americans influence art, education, and society?

His images also incorporate elements of African art, essential to his own cultural heritage and a source of formal innovation in the art of European modernists such as Pablo Picasso, who in turn influenced Bearden. He continued to be an active participant in both the Harlem and downtown artistic communities throughout his life. Modernist painter Stuart Davis was among his early downtown friends, and Bearden credited him with suggesting formal connections between jazz and the visual arts, both of which emphasized the importance of compositional intervals. From 1963 through 1965 Bearden met with other African-American artists concerned with civil rights. Their group was known as Spiral (for the Archimedean

Throughout history there have been countless demonstrations of non-violent protests against injustice. Nonviolent protests are known for being extremely successful in bringing about positive change. Nonviolent resistance is when people achieve goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic noncooperation, and other forms of protests without the use of violence. A rather interesting form of nonviolent resistance is protest art. Protest art has been used since the early 1900s and can be described as creative works that are produced by activists and social movements as part of demonstrations or acts of civil disobedience. It has been extremely successful because it is not limited to one region or country, but is used to convey messages to everyone around the world. Kehinde Wiley is an artist who has truly made a noticeable statement with his bold, groundbreaking, and innovative work. Through his paintings, he advocates black empowerment and heroism throughout the African American community. He eliminates the negative connotations of African Americans and replaces them with uplifting images of black beauty.

It was the most significant era of cultural expression in the nation’s history by bringing together artists, writers, musicians, and thinkers. The leaders and their artistic contributions brought notice to African-American works of art, challenged stereotypes, and began instilling a sense of pride and determination in the blacks of that era. This left a lasting impression on culture in the United States, Europe, and Africa (Wall). This also improved social consciousness led to civil rights movement (“A New”). The works and successes of that time continue to inspire future

Abstract Expressionist Romare Bearden exhibited after World War II with other distinguished Abstract Expressionists; however, not a short time after Bearden began to be exhibited exclusively with other black artists rather than his contemporaries in the Abstract Expressionist movement.  Abstract Expressionists’ universal language in Postwar America became inconsistent because the collective roles given to black people did not lend them to participate in the art movement.  Towards the beginning of Bearden’s career, he was praised for his developed analysis of the African-American while remaining avant-garde, abstract, and stylistic.  After 1950 Bearden was almost exclusively shown with often African-American abstract artists. Furthermore, around

As an artist, or literature, music or visual art, there is power in creating pieces that move the masses. For an African American artist in the 1920’s, that power was fought for harder and dimmed due the racial inequalities across America. Being acknowledged as a credible artist was equated to being acknowledged as an American during a time where African American citizens were not considered an equal under the law. The Harlem Renaissance, spanning from the mid 1920’s to the late 1930’s, shed light on the excellence within the African American Community. The heart of the movement, Harlem, New York, encompassed visual art, music, literature and

The Art as Social Protest from Diego Rivera y Jose Clemente Orozco was intended for educational purposes and was used in public places where all kinds of people regardless of race and social class could access. Some of the topics were the conquest, the Mexican revolution, industrialization, the main characters of popular culture, popular traditions, Mexican leaders, civil society, the military, socialism, capitalism, etc. Of course, this themes change according to the context in which the muralists were Living.

The Black Arts movement refers to a period of “furious flowering” of African American creativity beginning in the mid-1960’s and continuing through much of the 1970’s (Perceptions of Black). Linked both chronologically and ideologically with the Black Power Movement, The BAM recognized the idea of two cultural Americas: one black and one white. The BAM pressed for the creation of a distinctive Black Aesthetic in which black artists created for black audiences. The movement saw artistic production as the key to revising Black American’s perceptions of themselves, thus the Black Aesthetic was believed to be an integral component of the economic, political, and cultural empowerment of the Black

I think an effective way of fulfilling the purpose of this paper would be to pick out different examples of activist art produced during the civil rights movement, and explain how each of those examples inherited the potential to disrupt the established stereotypical and racist image that contributed to the unjust perception and treatment of the African American culture. I then plan to search for literature, whether on the internet or in in the library, that will also support my ideas on how those examples of activist art actively contributed to the cultural shift necessary for the civil rights movement. For example, I plan on doing more research on the activist group Black Panthers and describing how they utilized performance art in order to achieve their goal of shifting cultural awareness. Of course, I also plan on placing an emphasis on the deliberation that was invested to each of the art works to show the level of complexity and intellect that activist art requires in order to fulfill its political or social goal. In essence, I plan to show how all these deliberations worked together to achieve

Historically, the image of the black women in art created a stereotyped role that is racist and sexist. The panelist argues through the various forms of art a counter- narrative to represent black womanhood by reimagining her through comics, photography, sculpture, and film both locally and globally.

ARTivism dismantles the idea of “art for art’s sake” by giving a meaning to art. It exposes truths that become hidden or are erased by social structures, which oppresses the people who live out those truths. Portraying activism through this medium allows for people to connect in a creative way as art is able to speak volumes for those who do not have a voice to speak out against injustices against them. During the time of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers, Chicano farm workers created a movement to fight for better wages and working conditions in the fields they worked. In addition to protesting, they utilized

Progression is defined as the process of developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state. The 1970s was certainly a time of progression and change in many different areas, namely in art and architecture. New developments in the areas of art and architecture positively impacted the 70s, along with future generations.

Degenerate art is not bad art; it was just labeled that by the German government. In 1937, an exhibition of over six hundred works labeled Degenerate Art opened in Munich, Germany, right next door to an exhibit of its opposite, Great German Art. The purpose of Degenerate Art was to showcase art with subjects and styles that disobeyed Adolf Hitler’s standards of art, which targeted most modern, avant-garde art that seemingly attacked the purity of the German people. Hitler understood that art was going to play a large role in building his ideal nation, as culture is a major cornerstone in any lasting society. That being said, modern movements, such as Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Dadaism, made up most of the

People always learn the history and society from the works of art during a specific time period. The certain topic and style of art could be produced under different social environment. You will never understand what does the impressionist painting depict about without knowing the social context in France during 1870s and 1880s. Also the Age of Enlightenment in 18th century, many brilliant works of art, like neoclassicism, depicted the economics, music and physics that developed during scientific revolution. From Ancient Greece to the contemporary, homosexuality has been and remains an important part of the world. At the same time, queer art has been represented in society by using different ways. The approach of social and political

Art is something that can only be achieved with the manipulation of the imagination. This is successful when using objects, sounds, and words. Richard Wright and Amira Baraka brought the power of art into the limelight. Wright’s perception of art was for it to be used as a means of guidance, one that could uplift the Negro towards bigger and better goals. Baraka’s perspective of art was for it to be used as an active agent, one that could kill and then imprint society permanently. Baraka and Wright both wanted the Negro to see that there was a much brighter future ahead of them. Both wanted art to leave a stain, a stain that could not be easily erased, washed, or bleached. Both believed that Black Art had no need to be silent but instead daring.