. Diego Velázquez was a court painter for King Philip IV of Spain in the 1600s. Although he was tasked with painting portraits of the royal family and their associates, he also took it upon himself to create genre paintings such as this portrait of a ordinary woman sewing. The print on the right by contemporary artist Ester Hernandez, lends a similar air of dignity to a flower-seller, an everyday woman, striving for a better life. Explain how each employs artistic strategies such as the visual elements and composition, to distinguish their subjects.
1. Diego Velázquez was a court painter for King Philip IV of Spain in the 1600s. Although he was tasked with painting portraits of the royal family and their associates, he also took it upon himself to create genre paintings such as this portrait of a ordinary woman sewing. The print on the right by contemporary artist Ester Hernandez, lends a similar air of dignity to a flower-seller, an everyday woman, striving for a better life.
Explain how each employs artistic strategies such as the visual elements and composition, to distinguish their subjects.
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Artist Joyce J. Scott is known for using traditional materials such as glass beads and textiles to talk about complicated social issues. In this work entitled Harriet Tubman as Buddha, she uses these methods to integrate two powerful individuals, the escaped slave and freedom fighter Harriet Tubman and Buddha, an ancient spiritual teacher of Asia, and leader and founder of Buddhism.
- What social and/or personal issue(s) does this fusion of seemingly unrelated individuals raise for you?
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