Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Journal 3: Background on a Harlem Renaissance figure and write a dialogue between that figure and your own creative dialect

Harlem Renaissance feature:
An important figure in the Harlem Renaissance is Jacob Lawrence who was as African American painter from America. Lawrence was also married to a fellow Renaissance painter named Gwendolyn Knight. His paintings were very well known all throughout the 20th century, and he describes his painting style as  "dynamic cubism". Now he is known for being a great artist, teacher and humanitarian and was even featured in Fortune Magazine in 1941.

Rules:

3 Pronunciation Rules:
- Th is Tw
- single e is spoken as short sound
- all vowels are prounouced

3 Phrase Changes:
- Every noun is either masculin or feminine
- Every reference noun has a specific quantity ( if quantity isn't know reference to size)  
- Sentence structure : Posession, quantity, gender, noun , tense, affirmation, action, object, interogatory spoken if appropriate.

3 Word Differences:
- Painting is Canvasing
- Museum is the resting place
- Adaration, refrenced by color

Ella, a young woman, is intrigued when she sees an advertisement for the new Museum opening down the street. She goes to visit this museum, soon realizing that some of her favorite artists are being featured, such as Jacob Lawrence. She carefully opens the large door to the museum, walking in with the overwhelmed feeling of beauty.
"Ella one she museum now is bright!" she said, overwhelmed by the museums' beauty.
"Why hello twere miss, welcome to the museum." Lawrence said with a smile."Me know he one he name is Jacob Lawrence, one he Canvaser is colorful." Shaking Lawrence's hand, her eyes gleaming with delight. "Why thank you ma'am, that's very nice."
"You one he canvaser in twis is bright she resting place?" she asked, starting to move closer to the paintings. "Why yes, the colorful ones, I describe them as dynamic cubism paintings" he says pointing to his first painting on the wall. "Ella one she canvas she girl combine of blue and bright" she says intrigued by the swirls of colors and shapes. "Why thank you miss, it is one of my favorites. It is called THE BUILDER - THE FAMILY".  "Me one he canvas one me family at one she house" she said thinking back to her own family at home. " I see miss" he said in wonder. "Me one she family at one she house past she relate" she said staring into the colors of the painting. " Are you alright?" Lawrence asked watching as she stared into the painting. "Me one she family not live coloful past she house." she said sighing and looking away now. "I'm sorry miss, I'm afraid my painting has brought back some difficult memories" he said now also looking away up to the great glass window above in the roof of the museum. "You one he pain not but grey. Me many she memories bring colorful one she hope twat many she life now bring" she said smilling now. Thinking back on her past she realizes, that as hard as it was, she was never alone because regardless of her struggles, she was never alone. " That miss, is all  I can ask for. That people can relate and understand that things aren't always as complicated when in color." With that, he smiled, leaving her to keep looking throughout the new museum.

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