“Twentieth Century African-American Artists; Postmodern Architecture” Please
respond to one (1) of the following, using sources
under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:
- Choose two (2) of the following late 20th century African-American artists,
and compare and contrast their art: Bearden, Lawrence, Basquiat, or Colescott.
Describe specific elements of the works from the chosen artists that represent
the multiplicity of the African-American experience. Identify one (1) of these
works (or some other by an African American artist) that you would like in your
workplace, and explain why. - Choose one (1) example of architecture that you believe best exemplifies the
characteristic post-modern style. Provide a rationale for your selection, and
describe two (2) of the features of post-modern style that you find
intriguing.
Explore:
African American Artists of the Twentieth Century
- Chapter 35 (p. 1167) and Chapter 36 (p. 1180) on Jacob Lawrence
- Chapter 39 (pp. 1285-1286) on Romare Bearden
- Chapter 40 (pp. 1326-1327) on Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Jacob Lawrence, New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) at http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3418
- Basquiat and Robert Colescott, Washington DC’s Corcoran Museum at http://www2.corcoran.org/30americans/artists/
- Romare Bearden video, San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art at http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/205
Postmodern Architecture
- Chapter 40 (pp. 1312-1321) for examples of post-modern
architecture - Post-modern buildings of renown: http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/post_modern.html