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Warhol wanted to capture the moments of protesters being attacked by police force to draw the issue to the public’s attention. He wanted his art piece to preserve a portion of these black protesters lives; what exactly they went through to receive the equality they now have today.

The thing that I liked the most were the murals that he drew and the

Society seems to change and advance so rapidly throughout the years but there has always seemed to be a history, present, and future when it comes to the struggles of the African Americans. The hatred of a skin tone has caused people to act in violent and horrifying ways including police brutality, riots, mass incarcerations, and many more. There are three movements the renaissance, civil rights, and the black lives matter movements that we have focused on. Our artist come from different eras but have at least one similarity which is the attention on black art.

Over the past years throughout America’s history, there have been many controversies based off of artwork done by outstanding artists. One of Dana Schutz’s artworks called “ Open Casket,” sparked a huge debate last year in 2017. This artwork was created based on a little boy named Emmett Till, who was murdered in 1955 by two white males due to a false accusation. Schutz was inspired by a photograph that was taken of Emmett Till on the day of his funeral, laying down in his coffin. This painting was on display in The Whitney Museum, one of the most famous museums located in New York City. Once displayed in The Whitney Museum it arose many controversies between many other artists. Some people demanded the complete removal of Dana Schutz artwork

In the 1980’s the art world was gifted with the artist Jean michel basquiat. Basquiat, a man who lived two contrasting lives as street artist and “fine artist” in the art punk movement of the 1980’s. His work as a street artist was full of poetic and provocative messages painted in the streets of Manhattan New York, and his work as a “fine artist” did the same on gigantic canvases with looming figures in bold colours. Regardless of this dichotomy, his work in both of these practices has the ability to bring light to issues he and many others were facing and are still facing now. In particular, Basquiat’s work brought light to his personal experience with racism and struggle with otherness in and outside of the brutal art world. The next paragraphs will discuss how Jean Michel Basquiat delt and fought the oppressive systems of his time through his art.

The exhibit I observed was the Michael Brown and Lesley McSpadden art piece. This particular piece stood out to me once I took a glance into her eyes and saw pain. The artist of the exhibit was Aaron Fowlers he was born in 1988 in St. Louis where the tragic event took place, but currently lives and works in Harlem, NY. Aaron Fowlers installation describes the eulogy that Michael Brown mother delivered for her son which whom was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, MO. This piece was made from using mix media and a variety of cool colors.

Being a teenager and apart of a generation where it seems as the unjust killings of minority youth has become a norm; It instills a burning passion in me to not only uplift my peers and youth through my art, but also express a bigger message. As I constantly look for ways to expand my craft, I also strive to encourage the youth, particularly in the Bronx, to become more aware and active. The late Maya Angelou said “I've learned that people will forget

Jack Whitten’s piece, Martin Luther King’s Garden (1968), is an abstract painting that is dedicated to Martin Luther King for his role in the development of civil rights movement. This painting is made of an oil painting, giving more variations in colors and shades. The painting has various vibrant colors, making the piece more abstract. The subject of the piece is to commemorate Martin Luther King and to honor his greatness as a civil leader. He was an important subject during the period when this painting was drawn because it was the year when he was assassinated.

Jefferson Pinder is a contemporary African-American artist whose primary interests are minimal performances of Afro-Futurism, Physical endurance and blackness. During his career, he described that he is an interdisciplinary artist created performances, video work, and objects that challenge viewers to think critically about our highly polarized society. “Inspired by the symbiosis of music and the moving image, I portray the black body both frenetically and through drudgery in order to convey relevant cultural experience, To get to the essence of this conversation, I place no restriction on the tools that I employ as an artist, working with materials as disparate as neon lighting and found items in my sculptural stylizations. I find ways in which reclaimed materials convey rugged histories, relating them to Black American experience.” Pinder says of his work.

The artist that I would like to discuss is Betye Saar. She is one of the artists that took part in the "Black L.A. art movement". This took place in the 1970s. Her art speaks of American culture combined with her African American folk culture. She makes assemblages that make political statements. The political statements that she makes through her art seems to start discussions regarding issues that African Americans go through. She stated that these issues, particularly political issues, were almost unavoidable. Growing up in Watts, she knew individuals who had it very rough, even just day to day. Being African American and having African American friends, she knew the dangers of them potentially being wrongfully arrested/likely to join a

An artist has to make themselves distinguished by making their pieces interesting which grabs the eye of the audience. Tyrek has certainly made that happen in his artwork by showing scenes that a normal mind wouldn't imagine. Looking back at an artist's prior work and comparing it to newer work may be useful in getting a better understanding of the overall series. In this comparison I will point out surrealism, where the pieces are taking place, and the medium used to create the pieces. Now, let’s take a look at his newest piece to understand what is going on to make this compare and contrast more quality.

Thirty-six years after his death, African-American artist Norman Lewis is finally having his moment. For 50 years, the abstract artist painted with a style all his own - and now the art world is finally catching up with him. Norman know he was going to get notice until thirty or forty years later. For fifty years, he painted a style of his own, style of color, and line. Norman always talked about excellence and reaching for the sky and what does it really mean. Decades later, seven museum own some of his painting. I think the work is complex and beautiful. Norman was born in Harlem in 1909 Caribbean immigrants. He was inspire by the renaissance. As he looking at Harlem, he is seeing people warming them self and people shopping. In the mid 1940’s,

The two works of art that I have chosen to analyze are 1) Jordan Casteel. Miles and JoJo. 2014. Oil on canvas, 54” x 72” and 2) Aaron Fowler. He Was. 2015. Mixed media, 134” x 165” x 108”. The themes that these works of art represent in regards to the exhibit are love, family, and pain. However, they also fall into other thematic categories. The main theme that seems to apply to both “Miles and JoJo” and “He Was” is Human Experience. Additionally, these arts differ in some ways.

Furthermore, there were several scenes in the documentary were I had a reaction to it. My reaction to when I heard that Terry was going to make a documentary on the world of street art by meeting different street artists. I thought that it was cool to finally learn about street art. My whole life I have wondered what it is that on the walls of buildings, why people did it, what inspires them to do it and how it began.

”Art isn't only a painting. Art is anything that's creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.” (Seth Godin, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?) In this world, people tend to put authors and artists on two different sides of the overall spectrum, but in reality they are a lot more similar than the world may think, and two people that help to prove this are author Gary Paulsen and artist Vincent van Gogh. Gary Paulsen, a seventy-eight year old American artist has created and published over two-hundred pieces all ranging from different genres. Some of his more popular pieces include the realistic fiction story Hatchet and his famous biography Woodsong. The majority of his stories draw direct inspiration from his life and feature a ton of literary elements. Vincent van Gogh, a eightieth century painter and artist grew in fame after his death and is now one of the most famous artists in the world. With over nine-hundred paintings and a thousand plus drawings, some of his most famous works include The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, and Bedroom in Arles. Van Gogh's works feature different things in his life, such his bedroom or his visit to France, he also feature many different art techniques. Though both of these people's work may show very different stories, the way the two created them is very similar. Some examples of how both authors and artists are similar is that they both utilize elements of their crafts, they