But is that Art?
Chapter 5: Gender, genius, and
Guerrilla Girls:
1. Select one of your own works and relate it
to a specific idea presented in this chapter? If you cannot find a connection,
describe why your work is divergent.
Throughout reading this chapter, I
feel like artists Judy Chicago's piece The Dinner Party 1979 presented a lot of similar elements and
details , similar to the Tape works that I am creating for this class. She
incorporates , geometric shapes along
with patterns and designs that could be attributed to history. You can also see
how she incorporates feminism in her work, while helping to launch a new art movement. I
really feel like her design choices, and attention to detail really makes this
work amazing, and that is what I am trying to achieve when I start carving out
layers of the tape. Although I do see my color scheme a bit more masculine with
all of the bold colors, rather than the pastel colors Judy Chicago uses.
Pick one work in this
chapter and answer the following questions. What ideas drive the work selected?
Who was it created for? What purpose does fill? What questions does it raise?
The work I chose to write about is Cindy
Sherman's Untitled film stills # 4 - 1978. From looking at this work, I believe the idea
behind this piece is to manipulate the image in such a way to convey that her
essence can't be pinned down. It's really interesting to see the captivating
emotion that she portrays in her photos. It seems like this work was created
for women, to show how strong and independent women can be and that they can do
what they want. The purpose of this work
is to portray the issues about feminism, along with the notion that women and
men are equal. Feminist works can raise some questions such as " is there
a deeper meaning, if so what? This work can also imply cultural expectations, and integrated
behaviors, such as ways of dressing, walking, or using makeup. It can also
create a time and place due to the details, along with the aesthetic of the
woman in the image. I really like Cindy Sherman's work and feel like she does a
good job of portraying both innocence
and strength in her photos.
2.
List any ideas that are new to you in
this chapter.
From reading
this chapter we could say that the social conditions have changed enormously to
facilitate more female participation in the arts and greater recognition of
women artists merits.
Notes:
·
In
1985 a group of women artists in New
York organized to protest against sexism in the art world. Pg 123
·
The
Guerilla Girls hid their identity under furry gorilla masks. Apart from their
unique headgear, they dressed conventionally in black attire, even in short
skirts with high heels. To complement their saucy use of the labels girls, the
G-Girls created billboard-style posters using bold and black text and graphics
that grab the viewers attention. Plus, they used humor- to show that feminists
do have some! Pg 122
·
Genius is often cited to excuse or justify an
artist's strange behavior (Van Gogh's cutting off his ear), abandonment of ordinary
obligations (Gauguin's running off to Tahiti), or alcoholism, womanizing, and
mood swings (Pollock). Pg 131
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