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African American Art

African American Art

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Arts

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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TIA HAYNES

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7 Slides • 6 Questions

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Open Ended

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Write two questions about the image.

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Think - Pair - Share
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​Discuss this artwork with a partner, discuss the questions you wrote and the potential answers.

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Poll

Abstract Expressionist Artwork might mean

artwork that is made and mass produced

artwork that is made with feelings and no identifiable characters

artwork that is very popular

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Sam Gilliam was an abstract expressionist artist.
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Open Ended

The quote said by Abstract Expressionist Sam Gilliam

​"Precision becomes boring."

What do you think this quote means?

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Multiple Choice

Which image is NOT an abstract expressionist work of art?

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a development of abstract art that originated in New York in the 1940s and 1950s and aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the creative spontaneous act (e.g., action painting).

Abstract Expressionism

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​Within abstract expressionism were two broad groupings: the so-called action painters, who attacked their canvases with expressive brush strokes; and the colour field painters who filled their canvases with large areas of a single colour.

​What do all of these have in common?

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Open Ended

Name a song below, instrumentals only (meaning no words)

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With the song chosen by the class, you are going to create an artwork based on the music

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Multiple Choice

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What type of artwork is this?

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Abstract

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Pop Art

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Bridge Art

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Neo Expressionism

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​Although in the past not many African Americans engaged in POP art

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​POP Art

​Pop Art is: Popular (designed for a mass audience), Transient (short-term solution), Expendable (easily forgotten), Low cost, Mass produced, Young (aimed at youth), Witty,Gimmicky, Glamorous, Big business

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