Self-study
passage 1
P1
African American painter Sam Gilliam (b. █████ ██ ███████████████ ██████████ ██ ███ ██ ███ ████████ ████████ ██████████ ████ ███ ██████████ █████ ███████ █ █████ ██ █████ █████ █████ ████████ ██████████ ██ ███████████ ████ ██████ ███ █████ ███ ██████ ███ █████ █████ █████ ███ ██ █████████ ███████████ ██ ████████ ███ ████ ███████ █████ ███ ████ ██ ████████ ██████████████ ███
Intro topic ·
Painter Sam Gilliam and Washington Color School (WCS)
Abstract artists
History of WCS ·
From complex to simplified abstractions
P2
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Gilliam's motivation ·
To create more experimental, less literal art than contemporaries
Other African American artists' work was representational (literal) with clear messages; Gilliam wanted more "artsy" art
Example of literal art ·
What Gilliam was reacting against
Revisit Gilliam's motivation ·
To create more expressive art
Saw literal art as limiting
Author's perspective ·
Gilliam's motivation was unique
P3
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Contrast ·
Gilliam's view with public's view
Public expected African American art to have direct, political messages; Gilliam's art was different, experimental
Examples of Gilliam's style ·
Folded and unsupported canvases
Significance of examples ·
Conveyed complex artistic ideas
Main point ·
Gilliam's art conveyed some things better than literal art forms could
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
Analysis by KevinLin
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