Thursday, February 9, 2023

Romare Bearden

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




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3 comments:

  1. HWYFebruary 9, 2023 at 9:22 AM

    Lovely song and striking art. The cover art for the album is probably a piece by Bearden?

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  2. TabathaFebruary 9, 2023 at 9:23 AM

    Yes, good catch!

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  3. author amokFebruary 9, 2023 at 5:26 PM

    His work is so beautiful. Listening to the song now -- wow!

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