Romare Bearden Prints - Artist Biography
 Romare Bearden is an Americal artist cum writer who was born in Charlotte in North Carolina on 2nd September 1911. Bearden completed his graduation from NYU College, New York in the year 1935. As soon as finished his graduation, he pursued his career in the field of art and drawing for the South American. He had mastered the art of communicating with people through the emotions portrayed in the drawing. He explored a different direction of his talented after working in the US Army in the European front from where he came back to Paris in the year 1950. He then studied art and philosophy at the Sorbonne for becoming an expert.
The Romare Bearden biography gives you complete information about his career, personal life and the way he built such a successful career. Being an artist cum writer helped him to conv (more)...
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ey his thoughts in a better way and reach out to as many people he could through the work. Initially his work mostly focussed on the unity and cooperation of the African American community but later on deviated into abstract drawing. Concentrating on a variety of themes for collage work made him extremely popular and then he also became the founder of an art group known as the “The Spiral’.
As Bearden was also a good writer, therefore he wrote many books on various subjects. Some of his works include the “Sea Breeze’ and also composed a jazz classic also. The main reason for Bearden’s success is the support of his wife who never led him down but always kept his enthusiasm towards the work. In a short period of time, he became one of the most emerging talents. From the Romare Bearden prints, it is very clear that Bearden did not learn any technique but it is all because of his experiences that he learnt so much about drawing and printing.
His drawings are very much influenced by the Mexican Muralists and therefore a lot of his early works were more about the natural scenes of rivers. Romare has been popular both as an artist as well as a writer that is why he has excelled in both the fields. Golgotha is one of the all times popular series designed by Bearden and has been appreciated by art lovers. It is dedicated to the Christ and is his best works.
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