The poster I chose was Keep these Hands Off found in Part 2 under Warning! Our Homes are in Danger Now!This poster shows a women holding an infant in her arms with black hands with the Nazi symbol reaching out as if to get them. Using the woman and the infant expresses more of an emmotional appeal to people, especially showing that they are in danger. Using the blue color as the background shows that women are naturally more calm, so they probably used this to show that, even though she is in danger, she is trying her best to keep calm for her dear child. Aside from the blue color, the black hands reaching out clearly stands out quite a bit as well, especailly with them looking as if they belong to some kind of monsters.
Putting all these images together brings feelings of sorrow, fear, and despair. With the angle being level, face-to-face with the baby and mother, one is able to easily see her facial expression. Giving the people a clear view how many people were feeling at that time. Overall, I feel that this image was one that really hit people's emotional side, what's more sad than seeing a beautiful mother with her innocent child in danger.
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I think the angle level also makes you sympathize more with the mother and want to reach out and help her. I also think you made an astute observation when you said that the black monstrous hands against the blue background seem to inspire fear.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great analysis of this photo. I like that you comment on gaze - I agree this makes us react more to the image, maybe to identify with it as if it could be us.
Your description of blue is interesting. What do you think of the use of black for the hands? What does black signify in our culture (the absence of light, gloom, danger)?
Jen