Jacob Lawrence “The Migration of the Negro”
A. After viewing this painting by Jacob Lawrence, there were various observation I made about the form of this painting. First off, the painting utilizes various diagonal lines on the back of the subjects, which gives the painting the sense of movement that the artist intended to depict. In addition, the painting features mainly geometric forms such as triangles, circles and rectangles; rather than depicting the figures with organic shapes. In terms of color, the author utilized a mixture of both dark and light colors on the people’s clothing which conveyed the heightened emotion they must have felt in departing their lives in the south. Lastly, the style of this art embodies the concepts of social
A. After viewing this painting by Jacob Lawrence, there were various observation I made about the form of this painting. First off, the painting utilizes various diagonal lines on the back of the subjects, which gives the painting the sense of movement that the artist intended to depict. In addition, the painting features mainly geometric forms such as triangles, circles and rectangles; rather than depicting the figures with organic shapes. In terms of color, the author utilized a mixture of both dark and light colors on the people’s clothing which conveyed the heightened emotion they must have felt in departing their lives in the south. Lastly, the style of this art embodies the concepts of social