Details and preliminaries from The Block, 1971 by Romare Bearden Cut and pasted printed, colored and
Details and preliminaries from The Block, 1971 by Romare Bearden Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, pencil, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and pen and ink on Masonite; Overall: 48 x 216 in. (121.9 x 548.6 cm six panels, each: 48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm)“I listened for hours to recordings of Earl Hines at the piano. Finally, I was able to block out the melody and concentrate on the silences between the notes. I found this was very helpful to me in the placement of objects in my paintings and collages. Jazz has shown me ways of achieving artistic structures that are personal to me.” -- source link
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