Romare Bearden

The guile of Romare Bearden has been viewed and influential to umpteen graphicsists, musicians, political figures, scholars, and everyday the great unwashed. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1911, and before long moved to New York, also spending little time in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Bearden was raised in a middle class household where two his parents held decent jobs. At an early age Bearden was exposed to great diverseness of artists, musicians and writers, his home was a frequent hangout spot for major figures such as Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes and many more. Art was not always the main center on of Bearden.He studied at Boston University where he played baseb each and last after taking a few art classes he illustrated the cartoons in the Baltimore Newspaper. Bearden also traveled the world to places such as Paris and the Caribbean islands, which all influenced his work to come. He also served in the U. S. army. Being raised in the south and black Harlem New Yo rk during the Harlem Renaissance and civil rights would be the birthplace of Beardens diverse ideas and extraordinary talents. Bearden became the most original and famous out-of-pocket to his unique collages that he mastered in isolation working methods.This artistic production was displayed in abstract complicated positions and showed intricate details do from magazine and newspaper clippings, as well as foil and different fabrics. Pablo Picasso, Jose Clemente, and Diego Rivera were a few artists that also influenced his work. Romare broke many boundaries and traditional ideas and expectations of artists. He edit a unique twist on the already established European collage method by using different techniques such as quilt work, print, many fabrics, textures, character, landscapes, oils water colors and of course photo montage.These techniques gave his art a personality a vibe a feeling that made views want more the pieces always had many details and messages. Romare Beardens a rt work was extraordinary enough that his work was seen in museums worldwide besides also displayed in books, album covers, and even the city of Berkley, California has a public display in the city council chambers called The City and its mint that incorporates the citys diversity and close. Romares pieces were also easy to match with. The intersection of art and everyday life such as school, home, clubs and nature ere very obvious in his work, for example in The gourmandize and the Block II his everyday life that he seen on the streets was displayed, from working people to kids playing to mothers looking out their windows holding their baby. He embraced the elements of popular culture at the time, jazz clubs, blues, social realism of African culture, religion and childhood memories were all displayed in his works The Blues, Train Whistle Blues, Palms Sunday Procession, and The course to name a few. Romare Bearden suffered from bone cancer and passed away in 1988 as a world r enowned African American artist, author, songwriter, and award winner.Although he left his love for art many times, as many artists do, he took a journey and always found a way backbone to express his love of art embracing culture and society. His works grew and changed end-to-end his whole life picking up pieces as his environments changed. Bearden displayed the beautiful, the ugly, and the in-betweens of African and African American life with European and Spanish influences along the way. His works were better and iconic, leaving you wanting to see more of what you make never have seen before.