Ally Sutton's 'Figure In Color'

The painting Udney Maria Blakeley (1830), by Thomas Sully, was the first painting that came to mind when assigned the project: the painting has fascinated me both as a child and an adult due to the beauty of both the woman in the painting, but also from my deeper understanding of art now. Thomas Sully used the wet medium of oil on canvas, and included the woman in the foreground of the painting holding a rose in a vase in her right hand. There is a deep contrast between the women dressed in a white gown, and the darker background of the painting. Due to the highlighting along the left side of her face, and the shadowing on the right, it can be assumed that she is facing, or even looking straight at the

However, the presenting of bias is fitting and does not affect the overall quality of the essay, seeing that her targeted audience is mostly women, she anticipate them to share similar viewpoints on the topic as her. Irrefutably, she specifically state, “That's one of many reasons why I and other women of my generation grew up believing -as many girls still do- that the most important thing about a female body is not what it does but how it looks. The power lies not within us but in the gaze of the observer” (Steinem 340). The author is trying to explain that women everywhere can relate to the fact that it is not about how good they are at something, it is more about their body display, and if they do not have the right face or figure essentially, they do not stand a chance between others who do. In other words, women understand the predominating ideas that are placed on them regarding how they should look or act.

A close look at this work of artistry, the design is the anatomy of a triangle and closely resembles a woman’s private area, the genitalia. That existence said, for way too long woman was meant to marry, have children, be a woman of the house, and adopt their husband’s rules. Clearly this would be a case of stereotyping.

Even after all the trouble women go through to look according to society’s norms, people still catch every small thing that is not perfect to society. According to Lois Tyson, “she is objectified…defined only by her difference from male norms and values, defined by what she (allegedly) lacks…” (92). Women are unmistakably different from men biologically; so why is it such a shock when she has a small part of her skin showing, just because it is her breast or any other ‘forbidden’ areas? If a woman shows her butt cheeks it is disgraceful, but if a man shows his butt cheeks, it is hot. It is the same body part just of difference sexes, yet society has labeled it differently for each sex. Women objectification should not be seen as her fault, because like every woman around her, she is doing what she has to to stay comfortable.

Also, collaged images of woman 's genitalia were cut out and spaced all around the portrait. The spaces were carefully used to show that the collages were floating around the woman. The artist used overlapping technique to show certain collage cut-out appear closer to the viewer. He pasted some collage over and some behind the woman that you could see through with the overlapping. The collage images were abstract that you could barely tell that they were buttocks until you zoom in and see them close up.

The portrait is displayed horizontally with a gold trimmed frame. The subject is a female that looks to be in her early 20’s sitting upright on a large brown chair. If the viewer travels up the painting the first indication of the woman’s class is her satin, blue dress. The saturated blue shines and falls in the light like water. Paired with the dress are her exceptionally detailed endings to her sleeves. The lace is even painted as though it is translucent, allowing a little of the blue dress to show through the sleeve. Flowers throughout history have symbolized innocence of a woman and her virginity. The repeating theme of flowers, in the sleeve cuffs and ribbon) in the woman’s attired suggests her purity or innocent nature. Another very details section of the painting includes the corset/torso details. The sewing suggests texture in the torso with small beading in between. Towards the top of the chest in the center, the female seems to bear an extravagant, ribbon piece with a tear drop bead in the center. The light pink

The untitled painting by Riley Samels, a young artist in Ohio, truly sends a powerful message relating to the struggles women around the world face. The painting reflects the way women are treated and how they are expected to behave. The painting is headshot of a woman wearing a bright and bold red niqab; a veil worn by muslim women. At first glance, the observer would assume the artist was simply painting a portrait of a muslim woman. However, when looking closely, you realize the artist camouflaged hands as a niqab.

Body image has always been a huge part for women in their lives. In the beginning of the essay Bordo gives a great opening with a good description that open your eyes. She speaks about how a young girl standing in the mirror who thinks she is fat when in actuality she is the right size according to her doctor’s chart. The young lady only thinks she fat because of what she sees on TV and how actress, singers, and artist’s bodies looks. With the media it has people thinking

towards her body does not need any viewers’ definition. From disguising and performing, she conveys the aspiration of merging herself with the mother-like

As the world becomes more globalized, English seems to dominate the world as the leader of languages. Seth Mydans states in his article, "Across Cultures, English is the Word," that English will become the language of the world and that there is no slowing down. Mydans utilizes statistics to his advantage throughout the majority of his article, noting that nearly eighty percent of the world's electronic information is recorded in English and that around 400 million people speak English as a first language, with 300 to 500 million as a second language. He also mentions that the United States, the largest English-speaking nation in the world, houses only twenty percent of the nation's English-speakers, with Asia having an estimated 350 million English-speakers. These numbers help the audience understand how widely known and valuable English is in modern day society, and, in turn, establish logos in Mydans' article.

The artwork is a realistic portrait of a women. It is abstracted with asymmetrical balance with exotic and vibrant colors. As if the women is sitting in the corner with two

A pregnancy starts at the moment of conception. This is the process of the sperm fertilizing the egg. All species have their own unique form of pregnancy; human pregnancy lasts about nine months. There are three different stages of pregnancy known as trimesters, during each trimester there are milestones in the developmental process of the baby.

Much like plenty of Man Ray’s work was aggravated with his yearning to construct a short-lived upset in the audience that would detain sane contemplation process and evoke a fresh way of encountering the image. In this particular piece, we are confronted with the uncomfortable juxtaposition of hands, feet, and buttocks. He succeeds in setting up psychological challenges, where the woman is seen doubled over her rear. She screens her nether parts with her fingers, sprouting between feet and cheeks. The light contrast of the image exudes simplicity in the image that welcomes the viewer because one is never quit sure of what you are viewing until one focuses in. The highly illuminated part of the image is the buttocks, hands, and feet of the woman in the prayer position. Almost as if there was a spotlight on that specific part and in the background you notice a piece of furniture but only the leg of what seems to be a chair. The woman is anonymous because we don’t see absolutely anything that it’s a specific

It’s difficult to envision a world where idealized female imagery is not plastered everywhere, but our present circumstance is a relatively new occurrence. Before the mass media existed, our ideas of beauty were restricted to our own communities. Until the introduction of photography in 1839, people were not exposed to real-life images of faces and bodies. Most people did not even own mirrors. Today, however, we are more obsessed with our appearance than ever before. But the concern about appearance is quite normal and understandable given society’s standards. According to Jane Kilborne, “Every period of history has had its own standards of what is and is not beautiful, and every contemporary society has its own distinctive concept of the

The woman painted is sitting in what seems to be a domestic setting. However, unlike many other painted black women in the Enlightenment, she is seated alone. She is not depicted serving a white woman or doing any labour. The white cloths wrapped around her head and body along with the light background creates a dramatic contrast between the light colours and her dark skin. Her breast is exposed, but she is not sexualized like in many paintings of white women of the period. Despite her less-than-modest exposure, the woman does not show any signs of embarrassment. She is not blushing and her gaze is fixed on the viewer in neither a demure nor passionate way. In fact, she seems nonchalant about her exposure.