Overall, I was perhaps more impressed by David Goldblatt's work. His photography certainly succeeds in raising awareness of South Africa's history and what is happening there today. It truly sheds a light on the realities these people have been living with. The quality of the prints was great. I was especially drawn to some of the individual potraits shot by Goldblatt. There was one photograph in particular of an African man who was sitting in a chair and looking directly at the viewer. There was just something about his somber expression that truly made you feel for him. I think that art achieves a level of success when it stirs up emotion in the viewer, much like this series of photographs did for me.
I was slightly less impressed by Emory Douglass's compilation of work. Although the images were successful at making a statement, I didn't feel that same connection with the artwork. I found it to be somewhat repetitive. You get the idea/message by simply looking at a few of the prints. Nonetheless, the use of color and form, from a design perspective, was interesting to look at.
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