Sweet Mother By Ephraim: A Visual Analysis

Though most pieces of art have a primary, philosophical meaning connected to them the first impression of importance comes through our primary visual analysis. Once we view a piece of art we first look at its size, medium, color, condition. Ephraim’s Urevbu piece titled “Sweet Mother” represents a mother's love for her child. This work of art was created in 2007 it is presently located at the Art Village Gallery on South Main Street in Memphis, Tennesee. The painting is a Lithograph which is a process of printing from a flat surface treated to repel the ink except where it is required for printing. (Ephraim U. Art Village Gallery) A lithograph print is a much older process based on utilizing a series of plates and traditional 4 ink colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) to render an image onto paper. Each plate “stamps” the appropriate color onto the surface based upon the right amount of ink essential so when all 4 colors are applied you get a color rich image. (Finerworks giclee-vs-lithograph) …show more content…
The feeling is formed in a traditional African manner by the use of cloth in-casing the baby. The mother's hair piece is traditionally African. There is a satisfying color harmony created with the scheme of warm and cool colors. The implied lines are in the mothers’ arms and body that make it look like she was rocking the baby to sleep or just gently swaying him back and forth. Ephraim created an extraordinary version of the ordinary mother and son/daughter. He uses beauty which is the combination of color and form that please the aesthetic