A Pinch Of Poverty

- Major contributing factors to poverty include the economy, population size (over populated areas are likely to have a high rate of unemployment, unemployment can easily lead to poverty), health (those who are disabled may be incapable of finding work), and education.

- The artists portrays poverty in a helpless, sad, and gloomy way. The majority of the image uses darker and grayish colors. In the picture, the mother seems to be staring off into space with sort of a hopeless look on her face, the boy seems a bit sick, and only the young girl seems to have still have faith.

- The artist is trying to show that poverty is a very serious issue. There are entire families out on the streets and even though they are "innocent victims" of poverty, they seemed to be trapped (shown by the iron fence behind them) and in their dreary lifestyle.

- The artist paints the entire scene in a very realistic way, his style is the opposite of an abstract artist, this shows that the problem of poverty is very real and not a matter of imagination or creativity. The artist also uses a bright yellow to paint the flowers in the girl's hand to contrast the gray and gloomy surroundings, this emphasizes the somber mood of the family's lifestyle.