Black Arts Movement

wasn't all business If it got where it started So we all gather here for the dearly departed” (NAS, Hip hop is dead), Since the 1920s, America has been the setting for a progressive "Black Arts Movement." This African-American cultural movement has taken shape in various genres, gaining mass appeal, this cultural arts movement has stayed set upon its original purpose and direction, by aiding in cultural identity awareness. Hip Hop is a genre of music that has really grown the last couple of decades. Its

From 1347 to 1362, The Black Death was a plague that affected over half of Europe, leading many people to death and famine. Medicine back in the 13th century wasn’t as technologically advanced as it is today in the 21st century. So, nobody knew the cause of the illness and how it was spreading. Therefor, everyone was in fear of when they too would be struck by the sickness and die. This was because of the common belief that God was condemning mankind for their sins. The disease consisted of flu like

the first half of the twentieth century which has stood up well to the test of time. In the twentieth century, art deco took the artistic world by storm during the latter half of the roaring twenties through the 1930s. Although there was a brief period when it lost its popularity, art deco interior design is back in favor with people today. Volumes have been written about this movement and its effect on popular culture. Examples of the style can be found everywhere from train station architecture

Georges-Pierre Seurat was an innovator in an age of innovators in the field of art. This french painter was a leader in a movement called neo-impressionist in the late 19th century. Unlike the broad brushstrokes of the impressionist, Seurat developed a technique called pointillism or divisionism. In this method, he used small dots or strokes of contrasting color to create the subtle changes contained within the painting. Seurat was an art scientist in that he spent much of his life, searching for how different

Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple, Alice Walker portrays black women struggling for sexual as well as racial equality and emerging as strong, creative individuals. Walker was born on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia, the eighth child of Willie Lee and Minnie Grant Walker. When Walker was eight, her right eye was injured by one of her brothers, resulting in permanent damage to her eye and facial disfigurement that isolated her as a child. This is where her feminine

“Plastic,” an art instillation at the Museum of Modern Art, created by artist and choreographer Maria Hassabi, blurred the lines between dance and visual art. I had the pleasure of experiencing this exhibit on March 5th, 2016. “Plastic,” reinvigorated my artistic eye, and challenged my preconceived notions of art and choreography. Dancers clad in monochromatic, grey outfits, sprawled out throughout the museum moved at an impossibly slow rate. The line between falling and crawling is blurred as the

the war continued to surge through the country throughout the 1920’s; impacting the life of African American, women, and returning soldiers. The end of WWI lead to defining outcomes such as Harlem Renaissance, Women’s Equal Rights, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Great Depression. Despite the U.S’s belief which President Wilson would to “keep us out of war”, WWI left many in dismay after soldiers returned from war; penniless and traumatized, getting a job was difficult, thus the country

Oedipus Cursing His Son, Polynices is a great work of art created by Henry Fuseli, in 1786. This painting was created in Fuseli’s homeland, Zurich, Switzerland. This painting has a powerful and dramatic purpose to it, and is very interesting to look at. The media of this painting is oil on canvas, and the paint is used loosely. The loose brushy style of the paint gives off the style of impressionism that brings the painting together. There is great historical and cultural context on this painting

known as “The New Negro Movement” before it later came to be called the Harlem Renaissance. Some things took place during the Harlem Renaissance. These include but not limited to poetry, art, jazz and theatre. In the course of this period, an unprecedented upsurge of creative activity midst African-Americans transpired in all disciplines of art. The Harlem Renaissance was a time when African American writers began to blossom, laying the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement.

Final Exam Questions 1) Between 1840 and 1980, there were so many changes, and usually changes cannot be made without a struggle. This was especially true for African Americans. Eleo Pomare was an African American choreographer who paved the way for other African American choreographers to take a stand and they did so by making their choreography coincide with the current social and political issues racism and inequality being the major one. In the 1960s Tally Beatty and Alvin Ailey took a leap into