Artistic Transformation and Political Activism
Viewing: Corita Kent:
- Corita Kent, that they may have life (1964)
- Corita Kent, Rainbow Swash (1971)
- Corita Kent, Love stamp (1985)
Viewing: Jasper Johns, Flag Paintings:
- Jasper Johns, Flag (1954)
- Jasper Johns, Threee Flags (1958)
- Jasper Johns, Flag Moratorium (1969)
Viewing: Jimi Hendrix, “Star Spangled Banner” (leads into “Purple Haze”) performed at Woodstock, Aug 1969.
Writing: Respond to ONE of the following prompts. Keep your response short, posting as a reply under the appropriate heading in the comments section:
- Many of these artworks rework preexisting culture. Focusing on one in particular, give a rich description of what it adds, subtracts, or otherwise does to transform the original.
- Identify one of these pieces that strikes you as turning non-art into art. What’s at stake, culturally, in this act of transformation?
- Identify one of these pieces that strikes you as voicing a political message. What’s the message, and how is it being voiced?