white ] ▁bre th ren ▁do .” . ▁Port rait ure ▁was ▁thought ▁be ▁a ▁safe ▁space ▁for ▁artists ▁but ▁Mot ley ’ s ▁own ▁art istic ▁process ▁forced ▁him ▁outside ▁of ▁this ▁space . ▁The ▁move ▁from ▁port ra its ▁to ▁genre ▁scenes ▁came ▁because ▁of ▁Mot ley ’ s ▁need ▁to ▁make ▁money ▁from ▁his ▁art . ▁  Al though ▁his ▁port ra its ▁gave ▁the ▁people ▁he ▁painted ▁a ▁voice ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁own ▁story , ▁like ▁“ M ending ▁So cks ”, ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁voice ▁to ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁scenes ▁of ▁cab are ts , ▁pool ▁h alls , ▁and ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁neighborhood s ▁with ▁the ▁added ▁in cent ive ▁of ▁making ▁money ▁from ▁these ▁scenes . ▁ ▁After ▁sp ending ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁Paris , ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁modern ism ▁moved ▁into ▁his ▁work . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁his ▁new ▁knowledge ▁of ▁European ▁modern ism , ▁he ▁also ▁started ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁elements ▁of ▁Im pression ism , ▁the ▁colors ▁of ▁F au v ism ▁and ▁Expression ism , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁space ▁in ▁Cub ism . ▁Mot ley ▁became ▁more ▁express ive ▁in ▁his ▁works . ▁His ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁v ibr ant ▁color ▁p alette , ▁dist orted ▁perspective , ▁and ▁the ▁cond ens ing ▁of ▁space ▁bre athed ▁new ▁life ▁into ▁his ▁style ▁of ▁painting . ▁These ▁elements ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁Mot ley ’ s ▁ 1 9 3 4