“I realize that not much has changed, perhaps the observations we made then have even more relevance now.”
This quote shows how things can change but still have the same impact over time. I also think about how my ideas and beliefs have changed in the last four years, but some of those ideas and beliefs still have a big impact in my life.
What they perhaps didn’t know, though, was the extent to which the artist would continue to influence popular culture almost 30 years after his untimely death in 1988.
Like World War 2 and the Vietnam War, Basquiat's art still has effects on society and art fans. Basquiat's art has shaped the future of art, just as World War 2 and Vietnam shaped the future of American society.
“Basquiat’s parents were of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent and he was raised in a trilingual Brooklyn household,
The American dream has different definitions depending on one persons view of America. This quote shows how two people from different countries came to America and started a family. This shows the diversity of America, and how people can come from other countries and start new lives. Which could considered the American dream by some.
Over slick highways constructed over old trails
Reminds me of how the lower end of manhattan around wall st. And how the roads were paved over Native American trails.
Whites enforcing their culture trying to make them "civilized" people. But still view them as second class citizens.
There was the poetry and contemplation of the sun coming up, the different trees, all the animals, insects, and birds in the yard.
I feel like most kids today don't take time to appreciate our surroundings like nature. Or maybe she did since appreciating nature is part of native culture.
voice to those who are often unheard,
Reminds me when we wrote Native American style poems from their perspective
importance of lines
I think how the lines are set up is one of the biggest keys in writing poetry.
not everyone sees the same thing
I believe different interpretations of poetry is what makes poetry so unique.