Romare Bearden

This collage titled Out Chorus by Romare Bearden shows a group of African American men playing various jazz instruments together. Bearden played with texture and color in order to create an almost jazzy feel to this piece. It is a reflection of not only Harlem Renaissance visual art, but also music and the exploration of  combining art forms. 

Looking at this piece, various Harlem Renaissance themes come to mind such as pride and identification with race. This group of men portrayed in the piece seem to be happily be playing their instruments and most likely feeling a sense of pride about it. It relects identifaction with race because as you can see they are all coming together in a group and identifying with each other through music and culture. 

I chose this piece at first because I like all the texture and how in the back it almost feels like the red circular texture is the jazzy music being played.  Aside from finding it aesthetically pleasing, I also think it is good reflection of Harlem Renaissance artwork.

I really like this piece. I think it's pleasing to the eye and the fact that it's a collage makes it much more interesting to me. I think this piece is well done and a good example of Harlem Renaissance art.

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