I wanted to create real-life connections between the art my students saw in class and the world around them. I spent the summer researching art that was local and accessible. I had two criteria: The artwork must be reachable by public transportation and free of cost to experience. Luckily, I live and work in Los Angeles, which has an endless supply of artists. During my research, I found that the work of Mark Bradford not only met these criteria, but had big connections to my students’ lives.
Art teachers share exciting assignments inspired by the work of contemporary artists such as Jihoon Ha, Susan Strazzella, Mark Bradford, Jeff Sonhouse, Susan Rothenberg, Arturo Herrera, and more. Students borrow photos from one another to create meaningful compositions, use clay to make elevated serving pieces, incorporate postmodern principles into mixed-media self-portraits, and much more.
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