Invisibility And Exposure:A Study Of The Visual Arts In The Construction Of Black African American Identity In The Context Of The Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement in the United States in the 1920 s and 1930 s that involved literature,music,art,film and theatre and covered many cities in the United States,also known as the Black Renaissance.The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most extraordinary and prolific periods in American history,allowing these obscure new black artists to shine in the visual arts,a testament to the contribution of black artists and how they have shaped culture in the past,present and future.The aim of this revival was not only to provide housing for the large number of homeless people,but to make this area of Harlem a sustainable community-to build community spirit and pride by restoring home ownership to middle-class families,attracting mainstream businesses,providing safe places for children to play,creating gardens,and restoring community stability.It was an ambitious plan for such an oppressed community,but it has had an effect.The Harlem Renaissance influenced almost all of the artwork of African Americans.These painters authentically depicted the experience of African Americans,who believed in the equality of the nation.Although their political philosophies,social beliefs,artistic styles and aesthetic philosophies varied,what they all had in common was their pride in the civilisation of their country.The Harlem Renaissance was the first time that the African American black literary scene was taken seriously by mainstream publishers and literary critics.In a similar vein,African American literary activity also attracted widespread national and global attention for the first time.This article analyses black art and black artists on two levels: the ’invisible’ and the ’exposed’,and addresses the construction of a new black identity during the Harlem Renaissance through a combination of specific artworks,the context of the period,and political positions.As black art has a relatively obvious and specific national identity,it is the form of a combination of traditional African art and American modernist art,and they were committed to reconstructing a language that could be used to depict the original African.Art is the most vivid and condensed symbol of a nation,and its vibrancy,development and influence are often closely linked to the values and connotations of its existence.Finally,using anthropological research methods,the limitations and restrictions of the Harlem Renaissance on the rise of black people of African descent are accounted for along with positive and pluralistic arguments respectively.