The photo I chose to recreate is Sand Woman It leaves so many layers to interpretation. Creating the idea and illusion of being in a nutshell. Within this nutshell, it portrays mysterious layers that could possibly may or may not, be peeled back. I wanted to try to pose that thought to viewers. Giving the impression they are exposing the inside with their eyes.
What is the Male Gaze? Female Gaze? For some men, women have been over-sexualized, and their assets have turned into a symbolic nature of beauty. What is deemed acceptable has crowded the minds of societies with cultural views of women. The gaze of a woman can be viewed differently in the eyes of society. A woman isn't always a symbol of sex appeal or seductive nature.
Art That Looks at What Women See by Nina Siegal Sept. 21, 2021
A writer and art critic curator from the Musée d’Orsay located in Paris. Donatien Grau says, “The show allows you to participate in an alternative form of art history, it is art history as seen through the eyes of women artists.”
Donatien explains Ana Mendieta's art as being eclectic in a sense. Of a view of new age women using art. In earlier times women's responsibilities were more domesticated. Mendieta tried to promote change through artistry.
Overlooked No More: Ana Mendieta, a Cuban Artist Who Pushed Boundaries
By Monica Castillo Sept. 19, 2018
A New York Times critic Holland states, “If not naturally fearless,” Mendieta “used fear well, transmuting a profound sense of psychological and cultural displacement into an experience of merging with the natural world and its history through art.”
After taking over 500 photos, Mendietta was able to be fearless. She was able to break the boundaries of what society deemed acceptable. At one point it seems Mendieta no longer cared what people thought of her. In her Instagram series, I felt she was mocking society and was photogenically flattering. Ana Mendieta gave me a sense of power, a sense of strength, and the ability to say so what “Who freaking cares, how we look. Let's talk about the truth of the matter, the truth of the reality. A confidence that can be copied, a confidence that can't be dominated, and a voice that won't be silenced.
SandWoman By Ana Mendieta
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