Piece of A R T

       Salvador Dali is a prominent spanish surrealist painter best known for the striking and bizarre images. Dali once said “Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” In your lifetime anywhere as well as everywhere you’ll run into art. Some may be well drawn, on the other hand some drawings may look like a five year old produced it. There are many unique in addition to eye catching piece of art on the campus of UMass Dartmouth, but this certain one caught my eye. It’s a hand drawn framed painting in Unity Hall. Not just anything painting however, this artwork had passionate meanings to it. It included the acclaimed famous figures of Martin Luther King JR, Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela. The drawing is enclosed by a huge black frame. The interior is composed of black, red, and green stripes along the borders of the drawing. The artist might have possibly done this to captivate whoever the viewer is. It has a lot of tone added to the picture making it stand out and look realistic. The shading they used brought out the details to the drawing. For example in their cheek structure, face overall, and clothes it makes the artwork more realistic. The fact that the artist drew this in black and white make it that much better. Adds a classic elegant appearance. This drawing would capture the eyes of so many people because of the struggles these men have been through and overcame. Most importantly because of who the men are. Martin Luther King JR overcame the battle of inequality and racism to deliver one of the most influential speeches “I Have a Dream” which ended discriminations uniting blacks with whites today. Malcolm X wanted blacks to use violence against whites because of the violence he took from them. He’s regarded as a highly contentious individual who spoke up for African Americans human rights. Nelson Mandela helped the black government by sacrificing himself and being put in prison for over 27 years, he emerged to become the country's first black president and to play a leading role in the drive for peace in other causes of conflict. I found this to be one of the finer black and white drawings i’ve seen if not the best. It exemplifies a piece with an abundance of meaning and attitude. It gives off the meaning of great men who sacrificed countless times for our equality in addition to what they believe in. For that they are being honored as well as praised. I despise drawing, but if I was able to and had to draw something It would be something memorable furthermore of importance. Like the red, green, and black interior on the drawing, I would also create something more of an image to lure the view in. A great piece of artwork requires a great deal of time, effort, image previously in your mind, and a location where everyone can view it. That is just some of the many thoughts that jogs through a extraordinary drawers mind..