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| Ana Mendieta - Tree of Life, 1976 |
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| Recreation |
With my recreation image, I take it as a representation of the evolution of the men's perspective. After doing some research of the male gaze, I see that the men's perspective has evolved. Media now shows more types of gender and sexuality. People are more aware of the old ways and criticize them. They want to break stereotypes and show different views. However, while there's good progression, there's still more to do to make media show everyone's experiences and views.
Art That Looks at What Women See quote
“Today that may not sound so special, but then in those times it was incredibly important,” she said. “They created a shift, a change in perspective, from being the model, the person a painter is looking at, to being the painter herself.” From Theodora Vischer
- We can see that she talks about how women's roles in art have changed. Before, they were usually just models for male painters. But some women broke away from this and became painters themselves.
Overlooked No More: Ana Mendieta quote
“Nothing that she did ever surprised me,” Mendieta’s sister, Raquelín told New York Times. “She was always very dramatic, even as a child — and liked to push the envelope, to give people a start, to shock them a little bit. It was who she was, and she enjoyed it very much. And she laughed about it sometimes when people got freaked out.”
- This shows Ana's boldness was a big part of who she was and how she expressed herself through her art. Overall, this helps us understand Ana's personality and why her art was so unconventional and thought-provoking.
John Berger Chapter 2 and 3 quotes
"You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, you put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting vanity, thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for your own pleasure."
- This gives us an idea of how an artist paints a naked woman and then calls her vain. It suggests that the artist might be judging the woman based on their own desires. This raises questions about why the artist painted the woman and whether it's okay to judge people like that.
"This nakedness is not, however, an expression of her own feelings, it is a sign of her submission to the owner's feelings or demands. The painting, when the King showed it to others, demonstrated this submission and his guests envied him."
- After reading the quote, we can see that it's saying that the naked woman in the painting isn't showing her own feelings. Instead, she's naked because someone else wants her to be. The King showed the painting to others to show he has power over her, and they thought he was impressive for it. It's about how powerful people can control others and make them do things like being naked.
What's a male gaze?
-"Male gaze" is how movies and media often focus on what straight men want to see. They usually portray women as objects of male desire, rather than as individuals with their own thoughts and feelings. Laura Mulvey, a feminist critic, first brought attention to this in the 1970s, criticizing its prevalence in films and television.
What's a female gaze?
- The "female gaze" is the opposite of the male gaze. It's when movies and media show things from a perspective that focuses on what women want to see. It portrays men as objects of desire for women, rather than just as characters or actors.
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