last week we watched a documentary on the children's march- a significant event within the civil rights movement. so this week i shared artists who have used their musuc to speak out against injustice. i used mos def, dave matthews, common, and john mayer. this went over really well and the boys opened up in very cool ways talking about their lives.
i then invited them to imagine they were artists who had an audience. if they were able to say anything about "their world around them" what would they say? they could write lyrics, draw it, create a collage or sculpt with clay. i was amazed and proud at what they came up with.
so i am sharing a few here with you.(IMAGE 1) this first drawing struck me as it shows a world divided- one clean and natural, full of life. the other side with a house falling apart.
(IMAGE 2) this drawing was interesting in how the house was big enough for everone to live together and everyone in the picture were different colors and sizes or ages.
(IMAGE 3) this lyric struck me the most. annie read it to me as we were heading to vandy campus this morning. it says:
hey listen up man, tell me something right now,
they dyin' everyday, and dey frownin' so,
they know i'm hard and wanna help them,
but lord forgive me for i have sinned....
the world around us is crumblin'
they fallin' and tumblin'
(IMAGE 4) this collage came from a student who is from panama. he hardly ever talks. i wondered how much he is taking in. apparently more than i thought...
(IMAGE 5) i wasnt sure what this student was trying to say, maybe something about the environment, maybe something about the direction our culture is going....
(IMAGES 6 and 7): two halves of one collage. I really liked the images he used.
i can only hope that i will have more nights like last night. it was really special.
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