Hendricks. I felt a sense of a close bond that was powerful and their clothing softly draped on them revealing a more delicate side of African American women. In Hendricks painting the woman were dressed in casual wear while in Kehinde’s painting there were dressed in gowns. He depicted black women in an elegant, confident and proud way and I appreciated that because often times we are perceived in a negative light whether it’s regarding our pigment or how we carry ourselves. What was most interesting to me is that in “The Economy of Grace” collection the body language stood out and normally the surroundings of a highly decorative and detail background with flowers, scenery, or prints would jump off the page, but not in this case. The clothing the women had on in the painting where off white dresses and some wore black. In each image there were different body gestures such as standing proudly and sitting gracefully. Their hair was in an elegant updo. His detailing in the clothing and how he was able to blend the skin tone so well was
Hendricks. I felt a sense of a close bond that was powerful and their clothing softly draped on them revealing a more delicate side of African American women. In Hendricks painting the woman were dressed in casual wear while in Kehinde’s painting there were dressed in gowns. He depicted black women in an elegant, confident and proud way and I appreciated that because often times we are perceived in a negative light whether it’s regarding our pigment or how we carry ourselves. What was most interesting to me is that in “The Economy of Grace” collection the body language stood out and normally the surroundings of a highly decorative and detail background with flowers, scenery, or prints would jump off the page, but not in this case. The clothing the women had on in the painting where off white dresses and some wore black. In each image there were different body gestures such as standing proudly and sitting gracefully. Their hair was in an elegant updo. His detailing in the clothing and how he was able to blend the skin tone so well was