The artist confronts chaos. The whole thing of art is, how do you organize chaos?
~Romare Bearden
For Art Thursday, Romare Bearden (1911-1988). Bearden was primarily known for his art but he also composed songs (one is below). A couple more quotes:
If you're any kind of artist, you make a miraculous journey, and you come back and make some statements in shapes and colors of where you were.
What I've attempted to do is establish a world through art in which the validity of my Negro experience could live and make its own logic.
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by Romare Bearden
3 comments:
Lovely song and striking art. The cover art for the album is probably a piece by Bearden?
Yes, good catch!
His work is so beautiful. Listening to the song now -- wow!
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