Romare Bearden was an African-American artist born in 1911. He moved to Harlem in New York City when he was young and spent most of his life there. He was inspired by jazz musicians, poets, and other artists in Harlem, as well as the art he studied in school and saw at museums. Romare was inspired by jazz music for his subjects and his collage technique. He would often paint visual rhythm and use the jazz style of “call and response” where each move determines the next and “call and recall” a repetition of motifs with variation.
In 4th Grade Art Class we specifically looked at his paintings inspired by jazz. We listened to jazz while we worked and created collage instruments using recycled newspaper and painted collage. In 1st-2nd Grade Art Class we looked at one artwork in particular by Romare Bearden called The Block. We also read the book Me and Uncle Romie. In the story we learn about Romare Bearden's life and work through the eyes of his young nephew. Students created their own urban communities, which illustrated what they have been learning in social studies and language arts about different types of communities like urban and rural. They used a combination of painted collage and recycled newspaper as well. Each student wrote about their community and what it reminded them of, just like how Romare liked to create artwork of everyday life to remind his viewers of memories from their own lives.
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