Essay 3 Outline

Essay 3 Outline

Topics to be covered in individual paragraphs


1. What is Public Art?…define the basics of public art for the reader

2. Who is Adrian Piper how does she relate to Public/Participatory art?

3. Provide information about Notes on Funk

4. What is Funk music? How did it start? ….etc- provide a background for the reader about funk.

5. The Beatnik and Hippie Movements of the 1950s and 60s are common examples of nonconformity directed mostly towards white culture. Can the funk movement be seen as a type of nonconformity or even a peaceful protest for black culture?

6. Is there a deeper meaning for Piper's "Funk Lessons", or was she simply trying to teach the fundamentals of funk dancing? If so, what is the deeper meaning that she tries to teach us?


Quotes

- “This is particularly true in funk, where the concern is not how spectacular anyone looks but rather how completely everyone participates in a collectively shared, enjoyable experience” – Adrian Piper

- “We were all engaged in a pleasurable process of self-transcendence and creative expression within a highly structured and controlled cultural idiom, in a way that attempted to overcome cultural and racial barriers.” – Adrian Piper

- “it gives me the chance to affirm and explore the cultural dimensions of my identity as a black in ways that illuminate my personal and political cconnection to other (more identifiably) black people, and celebrate our common cultural heritage.” – Adrian Piper

- "As public art has developed over the last two decades, its emphasis has been on techniques of integration-not just to incorporate art physically into buildings and parks but also to foster social assimilation.” -Hafthor Yngvason

Thesis

-The funk movement can be seen as a peaceful protest for black culture and civil rights.

-Through “Notes on Funk” Piper uses participatory art to show how the funk movement can be seen as more than just a music movement, but a movement by the entire African American counterculture during the time period.