Promoiselles D Avignon: A Visual Analysis

From the era of invention to the Jazz age, there has been a plentiful amount of beautiful and meaningful pieces of art produced. "The Prodigal Son" by Aaron Douglas, and "Les Demoiselles d 'Avignon" by Pablo Picasso are two examples of art from these time periods. By reading into these paintings it 's possible to grasp the artist 's feelings and thoughts along with an understanding of life, and how the social climates were during their time periods. Even though they 're separated by two different generations, these paintings share plenty of similarities even with all of the technological and social differences of their time periods.
The Era of Invention lasted from the early 1900 's to the mid to late 1920 's. This time brought great advancement …show more content…
The symbolism he created can start with the the colors and end with the actual items in the painting. The color scheme he chose to use consisted of black, white, and gray. The people that are present are a great example of the symbolism in colors, considering during this time people had to sneak around while gambling or drinking. The black color they appear to be show that what they were doing was a shady act. The “shady acts” the people were participating in are present all throughout the piece, starting with the bottle of Gin that is hidden behind what looks to be a wall. Gin is a symbol of drinking, which was highly illegal during the time due to prohibition, hints the reason why it 's hidden behind a wall which is symbolic as well. The trombone in the top center of the painting shows the uprising of jazz music, which was very prevalent during this time due to how new and popular it was. Both the money and the playing card represent the act of gambling which was also illegal at this time. The overall aura of the painting is that of a speakeasy; a place for people to gather to drink and gamble while listening to jazz