People in our Class
Elements of Art
Frida
Basquiat
Ms.B
100
Who in our class is half Eritrean?
Amir
100
If you were to draw tree bark, what element might you focus on developing?
Texture
100
What did Frida originally want to study before her bus accident?
A doctor?
100
What does it mean that there can be no justice on stolen land?
The laws in this country and justice system are built off of white supremacy and genocide of native people, therefore they are not legitimate
100
Where is Ms.B's family from?
Greece
200
Who in our class grew up in Ohio?
Kaidence
200
What element of art did we develop when we drew contour sketches?
Line
200
Frida was inspired by what political ideology (hint it was a main ideology that inspired the Mexican war for independance)
Communism
200
What is the irony in Basquiat's painting "the irony of a Black policeman"
It is ironic that the police expand to include Black officers since many times they will have to exploit their own communities and do the work of white supremacy
200
According to Ms.B who is art for?
Art is for anyone and everyone - it shouldn't belong to just one person or type of person, it is self expression and healing and belongs to everyone
300
Who in our class is able to ice skate?
Sankou
300
What two elements of art does Basquiat use most in his artwork?
Space, color
300
How did Frida break out of ideas of gender binary in this painting?
She refused to wear 'feminine' clothes and cut her hair after her divorce with Diego Rivera to show she no longer identified as just his wife
300
Who is shown in this painting by Basquiat?
Two white policemen and Michael Stewart
300
How many years has Ms.B been teaching?
13
400
Whose origins in our class are Nigerian?
Daniel, Chijindu
400
In Frida's portrait "Self Portrait with Cropped Hair" what element of art is used in the bottom half of the background to show an important aspect of the painting?
Line (the hair)
400
What was Frida's background? Where were her parents from?
Her mother was Mexican and her father has Jewish ancestry from Europe.
400
How old was Basquiat when he died and how did he pass away?
He was 27 and died from a drug overdose (heroine)
400
What country did Ms.B teach in before?
Brazil
500
Who wants to study at the University of Maryland?
Gabi
500
What element of art is developed to show 3-d aspects of this mask?
form
500
What type of production does Frida critique in this painting? What does she see as the 'truth' behind the so called progress of the United States?
Frida critiques Fordist production and the pollution and environmental destruction behind the car industry
500
How much money did Basquiats painting sell for in 2017?
110 million dollars
500
Where did Ms.B grow up?
Northern Virginia by Eden center outside of DC