Question

What do the artist’s modern art forms and colors represent in the image above?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. movement and change, not only in her own life, but in the life of the African people

Explanation:

The name of the art on the picture is Dispersion which explains the theme of the painting already. The artist, Julie Mehretu, is an Ethiopian artist living in the USA and her usage of colors and symbols on this piece is a very deliberate attempt to show many cultures and societies of Africa moving around and interacting.

It represents her movement from Ethiopia to the USA as well as the migrations of other African people.

Mehretu once said that she is always thinking about bigger political dynamic when painting, and the same goes here - while it might seem like a random, colorful piece of modern art, Mehrue is actually touching on the subjects of migrations, globalization, modern world, African people and interaction of cultures.

Answer 2

Answer:

b.

movement and change, not only in her own life, but in the life of the African people

Explanation: