romare bearden september 2 ,1911- march 12, 1988
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ROMARE BEARDEN SEPTEMBER 2 ,1911- MARCH 12, 1988. African American Degree in Education @ NYU Professional Baseball in Negro Leagues Offer to play for Philadelphia Athletics if he would “pass as white” Political Cartoons, Costume Designer, Book Illustrator, Wrote Books/Composer. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ROMARE BEARDENSEPTEMBER 2 ,1911- MARCH 12, 1988
• African American• Degree in Education @
NYU– Professional Baseball in
Negro Leagues– Offer to play for
Philadelphia Athletics if he would “pass as white”
• Political Cartoons, Costume Designer, Book Illustrator,
• Wrote Books/Composer
• Army 1942-1945• Europe in 1950 to
study Philosophy• Cubist inspired
style of dark lines and thin color washes– Subject: Abstract
Representations
• 1960s Collage– Assemblage of
different forms, (paper, ribbon, photos, newspaper) glued to surface
Pittsburgh Recollections - 1984 60 ft x13 ft
Comission $90,000Worth $15 million – Would cost $100,000 a year
to insure
• March 11, 1988 Died of complications from bone cancer
• Romare Bearden Foundation– Serves as his estate– Grant giving programs to support young
artists
Proportion: Principle of Design dealing with size relationships
“You should always respect what you are and your culture because if your art is going to mean
anything, that is where it comes from.” –Romare Bearden
The Block
PROCEDURE•Poem “My People” By: Margaret Himel•Brainstorm Ideas
•Who are your people?
•Sketch Ideas•Cut out people, objects, backgrounds, anything for collage!• Mixed Media Composition
• magazine pics, photos, words w/ glue•Sharpie & paint•Shoe Polish
•Write about “My People”
EVALUATION
Planning: Ideas/Sketches/Materials
The collage has a direct connection to you/your interests
Composition: Dramatic with a clear focal pointPrinciples- Proportion
The figures in the picture are distorted
Elements- Color and Texture
The work is well crafted