After reading "Conversation Pieces" I am pretty clear on one thing; that Dialogical Art exists to try and help the community, or is an artwork that involves the community. Through a bit of reading on the net I found that another term for Dialogical Art is "Community Art". This can include anything from murals, such as "The Great Wall of Los Angeles" by Judy Baca to "The Roof is on Fire" a performance piece by Suzanne Lacy, Annice Jacoby, and Chris Johnson featured in "Conversation Pieces".
This piece is a mural designed by Judy Baca who did not actually participate in the creation of the mural, rather she encouraged a group of youths to complete it. This group was comprised of artist and the youth of the community. Interesting enough the chosen location for this mural was not an area that is very popular, it was put on part of a drainage system. On the website, SPARC states that the wall is, “landmark pictorial representation of the history of ethnic peoples of California from prehistoric times to the 1950’s”. It is an artwork created by the community, about the community. Another part of this project is that the painting of the wall employed over 400 youths and their families from diverse social backgrounds. These people were brought together with artists, historians and many other different scholars to create the mural.
This work spanned over 27 years.
http://www.sparcmurals.org:16080/sparcone/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=53
This piece is a mural designed by Judy Baca who did not actually participate in the creation of the mural, rather she encouraged a group of youths to complete it. This group was comprised of artist and the youth of the community. Interesting enough the chosen location for this mural was not an area that is very popular, it was put on part of a drainage system. On the website, SPARC states that the wall is, “landmark pictorial representation of the history of ethnic peoples of California from prehistoric times to the 1950’s”. It is an artwork created by the community, about the community. Another part of this project is that the painting of the wall employed over 400 youths and their families from diverse social backgrounds. These people were brought together with artists, historians and many other different scholars to create the mural.
This work spanned over 27 years.
http://www.sparcmurals.org:16080/sparcone/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=53
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