The Holocaust, By Jacob Landau And His Circle

The Holocaust Suite: The Holocaust by Jacob Landau & His Circle, the medium is a lithograph. The painting is part of a whole collection of about six paintings by the artist known as The Holocaust Suite that shows a different take the artist has taken on the Holocaust. In this particular painting, the subject matter six distorted figures and the setting being the Holocaust since this is what the title tells us. The type of representation that this painting is abstract because forms of the visual world are distorted which we see in the figures bodies. Jacob Landau was a printmaker, painter, humanist and teacher. His works explored the primary themes of human existence and morality that I believe is why he decided to do some of his paintings on

The images and talks from survivors showcase the mental and physical abuse the Jews, and many other groups had to endure during the Holocaust that lasted for 12 years. The figures bodies in the painting are skinny, not a lot of clothing is on them, their heads are large but faces look very thin, and the figures are each facing different directions. In my opinion, I feel that the interpretation of this piece is trying to showcase how detrimental the Holocaust was to people in their physical appearance. He wants the audience to feel the emotion that the people of the Holocaust were feeling. The painting expresses abstraction as well as loose lines throughout the piece. It is clear in the picture that these figures do not look healthy nor happy in the condition they are in. The color of the painting black and white, also shows that this is not supposed to be a happy

The texture of the painting is smooth. The colors used are black and white. The black gives the picture a dark look while the white does give the art some light to balance out the black. The uses of the colors black and white do provide a feeling of despair and darkness. There are four humans and four circles connected to each circle. There are also four rectangles which each human body is in. The four figures all seem hunched over and all set up in a line. The shape of the of the bodies of each of the figures each differs. Starting from the left, the first figure is upside down with legs and arms crossed. The figure also has a button down striped shirt but no bottoms. The face of the figure you can see his eyes, nose, and facial hair. The expression on his face seems blank. The next figure is faced upright. This figure has one arm up and has more layers on top of his body compared to the first figure. This figures face you can see more, and it looks like he is concerned when you look at how his eyebrows look. The next figure, the person is faced upside down with no clothing on their body. The figure's arms are crossed which seems like they are covering the top half of their body. The facial expression of this figure is more depicted and has a desolate look on its face. The next figure is standing upright and has many swirls and lines that cover its body. The figure is pointing toward the left with its