Beyonce
Beyonce demonstrates the role many black women are assumed to have in our society. The painting I chose addresses how black women in the 1970's best represent the three qualities of the three graces.
Abstract Art
This an example of abstract collage artwork. Abstract art uses lines, shapes, and colors that deviated from the worlds references. Mickalene Thomas utilizes this technique with her version of the three graces. She paints the picture to where it appears as a collage and the background it very abstract and almost unnoticeable, and both techniques assist with the focus on the women.
The Three Graces
This is a classical high art type of painting. The Three Graces represents three minor goddesses that are the daughters of Zeus as well as the entourage of Aphrodite. The three women represent the characteristics of Charm, Beauty, and Creativity.
1970's
Mickalen Thomas was born in the seventies and experienced part of her childhood in the seventies. Her mother was also a huge influence on her pursuit of art and embodied many central themes of the seventies. It is key to remember that the seventies followed the racial issues of the sixties, and black women had so much to share with their new sense of equality and freedom.
Pop Art
Andy Warhol was huge, and he is known as the father of pop art. Pop art is the concept that everyday things can be portrayed as art with meaning. The theme for centuries has been that of high art, pop art celebrates the normal in which more people can relate and find meaning in.
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