Tag Archives: feminist art

HEY Playboy! SPREAD or go DEAD: Go #@+* Participation…

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Dave

In Barbara Ehrenreich‘s book, Hearts of Men, she talks about the launching of Playboy in 1953. At that time, a man who stayed single was suspected of homosexuality. The idea of being straight, of sound mind and body, and unmarried … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Alex Leavitt, Amber Case, Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbara Kruger, Carolee Schneemann, Chris Morran, Feminism, feminist art, Gabi Collette, Gwen Sharp, Henry Jenkins, Hugh Hefner, Joel Kuennen, Kiki Smith, Lisa Wade, Natacha Stolz, Russell Smith, sexist advertising | Leave a comment

BETWEEN MORAL PRETENSE & LURID SPECTACLE: A VERY CONTRARY MARY

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Dave

“And she took this leap while displaying the full measure of female unpredictablity, while the world watched, astounded, dismayed and outraged. This Mary was quite contrary, and her reputation over time, unsurprisingly, has suffered from this complexity. Surely we women … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Andrea Dworkin, Barbara Kruger, Bell Hooks, Carolyn Korsmeyer, Cynthia Chandler, Donna Lichow, Edmund Burke, Eithne Johnson, Eric Schaefer, Feminism, feminist art, Gail Dines, Gilbert Imlay, Gloria Steinem, Henry Jenkins, Hilde S. Hein, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Joseph Johnson, Kim Airs, Lyndall Gordon, Marie-Guillemine Benoist, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Buber, Mary Wollstonecraft, Neil Leach, Peggy Z. Brand, Susie Bright, Suzie Bright, Toni Bentley, Viktor Frankl | Leave a comment

THE MALE GAZE:LOOKING IS RARELY A NEUTRAL OPERATION

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Dave

The description of genius with feminine images did not serve to bridge the gulf between male and female artists, partly because of the different ways that their creativity was conceived. Actual childbirth was regarded as an outgrowth of women’s “natural” … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft, Music/Composition/Performance, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Andrea Dworkin, Barbara Kruger, Beryl Cook, Carolyn Korsmeyer, Christine Battersby, Donna Lichow, Dorothy Hale, Edmund Burke, Feminism, feminist art, Frida Kahlo, Gisela Ecker, Hannah More, Henry Fuseli, Hilde S. Hein, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Jill Posner, Joseph Johnson, Laura Mulvey, Laurie Anderson, Linda Nochlin, Mary E. Bradley Lane, Nancy Burns, Nancy Spero, Naomi Scheman, Peggy Z. Brand, Richard Price, Sam Taylor-Wood, Thomas Paine, Virginia Woolf | 2 Comments

“REASONABLE CREATURES”:HOW DID THAT RUMOR GET STARTED?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Dave

“While genius is a rare gift, according to most theorists the pool of human beings from which genius emerges includes only men. Rousseau, Kant, and Schopenhauer all declared that women possess characters and mentalities too weak to produce genius. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged artemisia Gentileschi, Arthur Schopenhauer, Barbara Kruger, Bell Hooks, Carolyn Korsemeyer, Christine Battersby, Donna Lichaw, femininsm, feminist art, feminist graffiti, Gisela Ecker, Graham Coulter-Smith, Hilde S. Hein, Immanuel Kant, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Linda Nochlin, Louisa Achille, Madonna, Martha Rosler, Mary E. Bradley Lane, Mary Wollstonecraft, Nancy Burns, Norman Mailer, Peggy Z. Brand, Sarah Lucas, Sharada Ramanathan, Thomas Hardy, Tyra Banks, Women's Liberation Movement | 1 Comment

Florine Stettheimer: Feminine Observations From The Idle Class

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Dave

Florine Stettheimer was among the most original American painters of her generation. Her lengthly creative peak began in 1916 until her death in 1944 which occurred while painting. Stettheimer viewed art as ”an entirely private pursuit”. There was no existing … Continue reading →