This week will mark the beginning of an exciting unit about guerrilla art! Guerrilla art, also known as "street art," involves the artist leaving his or her art work in public places. This unit will focus on the ways in which contemporary artists interact with their communities through various art forms.
The first lesson in this unit will focus on the ways in which artists use text-based art to incite social change. We will look at the art of the Guerrilla Girls, a group of contemporary women artists who are famous for their posters that critique the lack of diversity in the art world. In 1985, the Guerrilla Girls began putting posters up around New York City that called attention to the fact that very few women artists and artists of color were being represented by museums and galleries. For those of you who are familiar with their art, you probably know that they can be quite controversial (here is the official GG website) - however, I will only be showing the students a selected number of images, included below:
From this discussion, students will think of a local, nationwide, or worldwide issue that is important to them and create a poster that calls attention to this issue and offers a solution. They will need to do research this week and bring their information to next week's art class (Nov. 18 - Nov. 22)!
I can't wait to hear your artists' ideas and see their final products! As always, please let me know if you have any questions!
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