This was an activism project I did in my Art 2 class for black history month. The assignment was to choose a person who inspires you and supported activism, then make art influenced by them. I made a broken-winged bird to represent a poem, "Dreams" written by Langston Hughes, a black poet and social activist: "Hold fast to dreams/ For if dreams die/ Life is a broken-winged bird/ That cannot fly". I used newspaper, acrylic paint, chalk, sharpie, sponge, and paintbrush on this piece (newspaper painted over). First I drew a circle in the center, then paint the outside of the circle purple using a sponge. Later I paint the inside of the circle yellow and sketch the outling of the bird. Next I glued down scraps of newspaper to create a texture for feathers, and painted green over the scraps. Then I used green, purple, black and red chalk to get in small details of the bird and the ground. Lastly, I wrote a poem outside the circle and the author of the poem with a green sharpie. I do not have a title for this artwork.
Friday, March 31, 2017
Art piece by Anne Aka
This was an activism project I did in my Art 2 class for black history month. The assignment was to choose a person who inspires you and supported activism, then make art influenced by them. I made a broken-winged bird to represent a poem, "Dreams" written by Langston Hughes, a black poet and social activist: "Hold fast to dreams/ For if dreams die/ Life is a broken-winged bird/ That cannot fly". I used newspaper, acrylic paint, chalk, sharpie, sponge, and paintbrush on this piece (newspaper painted over). First I drew a circle in the center, then paint the outside of the circle purple using a sponge. Later I paint the inside of the circle yellow and sketch the outling of the bird. Next I glued down scraps of newspaper to create a texture for feathers, and painted green over the scraps. Then I used green, purple, black and red chalk to get in small details of the bird and the ground. Lastly, I wrote a poem outside the circle and the author of the poem with a green sharpie. I do not have a title for this artwork.
This was an activism project I did in my Art 2 class for black history month. The assignment was to choose a person who inspires you and supported activism, then make art influenced by them. I made a broken-winged bird to represent a poem, "Dreams" written by Langston Hughes, a black poet and social activist: "Hold fast to dreams/ For if dreams die/ Life is a broken-winged bird/ That cannot fly". I used newspaper, acrylic paint, chalk, sharpie, sponge, and paintbrush on this piece (newspaper painted over). First I drew a circle in the center, then paint the outside of the circle purple using a sponge. Later I paint the inside of the circle yellow and sketch the outling of the bird. Next I glued down scraps of newspaper to create a texture for feathers, and painted green over the scraps. Then I used green, purple, black and red chalk to get in small details of the bird and the ground. Lastly, I wrote a poem outside the circle and the author of the poem with a green sharpie. I do not have a title for this artwork.
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