Inspiration and Research
"Women are depicted in a quite different way from men-- not because
the feminine is different then the masculine but because the 'ideal' spectator is always assumed to be male and the image of the woman is designed to flatter him"
the feminine is different then the masculine but because the 'ideal' spectator is always assumed to be male and the image of the woman is designed to flatter him"
John Berger, Ways of Seeing, 1972
Visual Essay
The display of images is inspired by John Burgers approach to visual essays. So, please look carefully at each image, and discover new perspective of femininity, as the images contrast and relate to one another.
"To be born a women has been to be born, within an allotted and confined space, into the keeping of men. The societal presence of women has developed as a result of their ingenuity in living under such tutelage within such a limited space... A women must continually watch herself. She is almost continually accompanied by her own image of her self."
John Berger, Ways of Seeing, 1972
...The publicity image steals her love for herself as she is, and offers it back to her for the price of the product."
John Berger, Ways of Seeing, 1972
"Capitalism survives by forcing the majority, whom it exploited, to define their own intersects as narrowly as possible"
John Berger, Ways of Seeing, 1972
Visual Essay Sources
"A Look at Pueblo Life," for Bandelier National Monument, reproduced in Marcella J. Ruch, Pablita Velarde: Painting Her People (Santa Fe: New Mexico Magazine, 2001) Pablita Velarde (1918–2006) Two undated paintings by Rosa Rolanda, reproduced in Carlos Monsiváis. Rosa Covarrubias: Una Americana Que Amó México (Puebla, México: Universidad de las Américas Puebla, 2007)
Alessandro Turchi, Italian; 1578-1649. Venus and Cupid. c. 1630. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/AMICO_CHICAGO_1031150822
Baker, F. W. (2023, January 10). Advertising: Diet / weight loss. Media Literacy Clearinghouse. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.frankwbaker.com/mlc/advertising-diet/
Best Fashion Magazine Covers 2018 - Fashionista. https://fashionista.com/2018/12/best-fashion-magazine-covers-2018.
Bonnard , Pierre. After the Bath. 1910, MET, New York City, New York.
Cap Crown: Italian. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/229615?what=Lace&%3Bft=textiles&%3Boffset=0&%3Brpp=40&%3Bpos=37
Eugène Boudin. Washerwomen at the Edge of the Pond. 1875-1885. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/AMICO_CHICAGO_1031151029
Francesco Mura. Charity. 1743-1744. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/AMICO_CHICAGO_1031150935
Giulio Cesare Procaccini, Italian; 1574-1625. Virgin and Child with angels. c. 1610.
Glover , B. (2023). Brittney's Vanity Canvas Print.
Henri Fantin-Latour, French; 1836-1904. Still Life with Flowers. 1881. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/AMICO_CHICAGO_1031151215
Jan Hemessen. Judith. 1495-1580. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/AMICO_CHICAGO_1031150636
Jean François Millet, French; 1814-1875. Woman and Child (Silence). 1855/60. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/AMICO_CHICAGO_1031150894
Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/AMICO_CHICAGO_1031150904 9.
Maximilian. (2018, September 21). Rihanna covers British Vogue September 2018 by Nick Knight. fashionotography. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.fashionotography.com/rihanna-covers-british-vogue-september-2018-by-nick-knight/
On the cover: Meghan the duchess and Megan Thee Stallion. New York Press Room. (2022, August 29). Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://nymag.com/press/2022/08/on-the-cover-meghan-the-duchess-and-megan-thee-stallion.html
“Parr's Makeup Ad for Gucci Has a Brush with Controversy.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 22 Mar. 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/mar/22/gucci-makeup-campaign-mascara-parr-brush-controversy-dani-miller-beauty.
Paul Cézanne. Still life with Onions. 1895. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asse/LESSING_ART_1039789254
Pierre Roy, French; 1880-1950. Still Life. c. 1938. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/AMICO_CHICAGO_1031151056
Qualeasha Wood (American, 1996). The [Black] Madonna/Whore Complex, 2021. Jacquard-woven cotton, glass beads, 71 × 54 × 1/2 in. (180 × 137 × 1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Funds from various donors, in memory of Randie Malinsky, 2022 (2022.51) © Qualeasha Wood, courtesy of the artist and Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick, New York.
René Magritte, Belgian; 1898-1967. The Eye. c. 1932/35. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/AMICO_CHICAGO_1031151238
Samuel van Hoogstraten (1627-1678). Trompe l'Oeil (Still Life). 1655. Artstor, library-artstor-org.pearl.stkate.edu/asset/LESSING_ART_10310752502
Shryack, Sari. Self Portrait Scream. 2021.
Shryack, Sari. N64 And Pomegranate Still Life . 2022.
Shryack, Sari. Butterfly Clips Canvas Print. Austin, Texas.
Skirt: Belgian, Brussels. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/102714?what=Lace&%3Bft=textiles&%3Boffset=0&%3Brpp=40&%3Bpos=30
Table carpet or hanging: German. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1970, January 1). Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/217400?what=Lace&%3Bft=textiles&%3Boffset=0&%3Brpp=40&%3Bpos=19
Tate, R. (n.d.). How ok! faked its Jessica Simpson weight-loss cover. Gawker. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.gawker.com/5326541/how-ok-faked-its-jessica-simpson-weight-loss-cover
The 34 Most Memorable Magazine Covers of 2022 - Fashionista. https://fashionista.com/2022/12/best-fashion-magazine-covers-2022.
Woman's wearing blanket: Osage. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/319033?what=Cloth&%3Bft=textiles&%3Boffset=0&%3Brpp=40&%3Bpos=3
Sources and Further Readings
About bell hooks, bell hooks (1952-2021) described herself as a "Black woman intellectual, & Staff, L. R. (2021, December 17). Building a community of love – lion's roar. Lions Roar. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.lionsroar.com/bell-hooks-and-thich-nhat-hanh-on-building-a-community-of-love/?utm_source=Lion%27s%2BRoar%2BNewsletter&utm_campaign=477928bc80-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1988ee44b2-477928bc80-22381633&mc_cid=477928bc80&mc_eid=8873a8b999
Berger, John. (1972). Ways of seeing: Based on the Bbc television series with John Berger. British Broadcasting Corp.
hooks, bell. “The Oppositional Gaze: Black Female Spectators.” Feminist Film Theory: A Reader. Ed. Sue Thornham. New York: New York UP, 1999. 307-19. Print.
hooks, bell.(2016). All about love : new visions. William Morrow Paperbacks.
Leach, B. (1972). The unknown craftsman: A Japanese insight into beauty: Soetsu yanagi. Kodansha International.
Herman, Amy. (2017). Visual intelligence: Sharpen your perception, change your life. Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.