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AMERICAN ART:
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF ART
IN THE UNITED STATES
A blog by St. Francis students in Prof. Wingate's FA 1420 classes.
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Art Intertwined with History
The artwork I was interested in was Camella Ehlke, Lotus 2023 (backpack with repurposed 555 Soul, Noah, and A Bathing Ape fabric), and...
scaesar1
Dec 5, 20232 min read


David Ellis' Representation of the Roland 808 Drum Machine
When looking around at BRIC, many pieces caught my eye, really fitting the remixing theme of the B Side: (Broken) Memory and Remix....
opark07
Dec 5, 20231 min read


Watch Tower Plantation House Lamp
In the heart of Jenny Polak's "Homeward Bound" exhibit at BRIC House lies the unexpected marvel, the "Watch Tower Plantation House Lamp."...
sluyando
Dec 5, 20231 min read


Rediscovering David Ellis's 'Blue Spring' and 'Red Spring'"
Walking into BRIC last Wednesday, I stumbled upon something that interested me—David Ellis's "Blue Spring" and "Red Spring." I expected...
apellot5
Dec 4, 20231 min read


Remixing Memory & Making History
We visited BRIC last Wednesday and saw two exhibitions, the main group exhibition, B-Side: (Broken) Memory and Remix and the Projects...
jwingate44
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Brooklyn Sculptures
Within our trip throughout Downtown Brooklyn, we got to observe different sculptures from different periods in history and discuss a...
afiorentino19
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Connecting the Dots
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map, they can be connected by how the artist chose to position them. Henry...
Diyana Farag
Oct 10, 20231 min read
Connecting the Dots in Downtown Brooklyn - A Walk of Brooklyn Sculptures
There are many public sculptures in Downtown Brooklyn, from the Henry Ward Beecher memorial, to the Notorious B.I.G. sculpture, to the...
apolito1
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Following the Trail
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map, you would realize how closely spread out within each other, and the theme...
Joseph Garcia
Oct 10, 20231 min read
Connecting the pieces....
If the public sculptures, we visited were pins on a digital map they would represent History and Unity. A common history can create a...
scaesar1
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Sculptures in Brooklyn
This was a very interesting outing to say the least. Seeing the different sculptures in the area and comparing their meanings was a...
opark07
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Connecting the Future and the Past Through Sculptures
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map they would be a dive into culture infused with history. These sculpture...
efernandez296
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Sculptures in Brooklyn
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map it would create a sense of fun; adventure, hence, they are pins on a map...
kbishun1
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Brooklyn Sculptures
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map, they would act as a type of "History and Culture" trail. It would allow...
sluyando
Oct 8, 20231 min read
Brooklyn Sculptures
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map the idea or theme I would use to connect them would be unification and...
msalazar042
Oct 6, 20232 min read
"Connecting the Dots in Downtown Brooklyn" Post
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map a lot more people will gravitate towards them. This is because not many...
apellot5
Oct 6, 20232 min read


Connecting the Dots in Downtown Brooklyn
What if the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map? What idea or theme could you use to connect them? Choose two of the...
jwingate44
Oct 4, 20231 min read


New museum visit
"Histories, energies, & resonances": Theaster Gates St. Laurence bell From the explanation, this bell was taken by Gates from the...
xcano7
Dec 14, 20221 min read


The Energy of Theaster Gates
While visiting the museum, the sculpture that stuck out to me was "Sweet Chariot," (2012). This is a tar kettle in which Theaster Gates...
lserano
Dec 13, 20221 min read
Entering the World of Theaster Gates
I really enjoyed seeing the "Young Lords and Their Traces" exhibit. The way that each piece was positioned and presented brought...
Britney Joseph
Dec 13, 20221 min read

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