1. sister
corita

2. style
Consists mostly of vibrant screenprints.
Reflects her spirituality
commitment to social justice
hope for peace
delight in the world around us
Often used popular culture (song lyrics, advertising
slogans, newspapers, magazines, grocery store sig-
nage, etc) as material for meaning-filled bursts of text
and color.
Appropriated the colors of the marketplace and the
aesthetics of promotion to ground her spiritual and
political philosophies in contemporary urban life.

8. history
Corita Kent became a nun at the Immaculate
Heart of Mary in 1936.
Nun, artist, and activist inthe 1960s.
She ran the art department and taught until she
left the Order in 1968 to devote herself entirely to
making art.

9. teaching style
She taught “layout and lettering,” “art structure”, and
other subjects.
Renowned for its lively interdisciplinary environment:
multiple films were screened simultaneously
rock music played on the stereo
large-scale collaborative projects
Field trips to busy intersections – a visual riot of petrol
stations, supermarkets and car dealerships – and
instructed them to look through cardboard finders.

10. so what?
Outlet for her activism and intense appreciation for
the world around her.
The cheap and ordinary medium of silkscreen print
reflected values inherent to her vows of humility and
poverty.
How can WE create work that reflects our time and
place?
“If we separate ourselves from the great arts of our
time, we cannot be leaven enriching our society from
within. We may well be peripheral to our society – un-
aware of its pains and joys, unable to communicate with
it, to benefit from it or to help it.”

11. activity
In a sketchbook, record 10 phrases that catch your eye.
They can be song lyrics, poems, ad slogans, quotes,
etc.
Also pick 10 images/objects. Record them by sketching,
photographing, or collaging.
Start pairing one phrase and one image together. How
does the meaning of these objects change when paired
with a certain phrase?
example: Jason Rosenberg example: ffffound.com
How do our choices of phrase and image reflect this
time, place, and ourselves?

12. bibliography
http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature.php?id=16&fid=127
http://www.thecitrusreport.com/2011/features/sister-corita-kent/
http://observatory.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=5097
http://www.kirchu.net/blog/2009/02/16/corita-kent-art-exhibit-47365/
https://www.corita.org/
http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/6/5/685/breaking-a-habit--sister-corita