Essay On Gerald Laing

Costume has been used in the documentary Painted Babies in order to position the viewer in regard to issues portrayed. Many of the girls are often seen in quite revealing, adult-like costumes, which reveals how these children have lost their childhood in their pursuit of winning. There are many examples of this throughout the documentary, wearing costumes that are obviously designed for adults, only shrunk down to meet a smaller size. The parents are also seen to be wearing such T-Shirts claiming that they were related to their daughters, further suggesting how they were living vicariously through their daughters, seeking the fame and attention that they were receiving. Therefore costume has been used toposition viewers in a certain way in regard to issues discussed.

Furthermore, Gender construction is an observable aspect of this movie, especially the message that it shows about gender. Throughout the movie, Baby is constantly fighting for something, whether it be a relationship with Johnny or a friend that she just made, or even with her own father. This movie depicts what it may have been like for a young woman in the 1960s. In the early 1960s, the woman’s movement began to become more evident than previous years. There were sit-ins and “the Pill” became an actual contraceptive. The movie is reflective of the Feminine Mystique, which was one of the more prominent pieces of the women’s movement was published (Sawhney, n.d.). The gender message for females in this movie is apparent, which is to fight for what you want. Baby wanted a relationship with Johnny, she wanted her

This paper will be a visual description of Lisa Lyon, a photograph made by the contemporary artist Robert Mapplethorpe. This piece was made in 1982 and imitates that of the Greek Bronze. The artwork is a 2-dimensional photograph of the award winning body builder, Lisa Lyon. The photo is in black and white and shows Lisa Lyon in a sort of stance. There seems to be a source of light coming from the right side of the photo that sort of brightens up the front of her body that is facing the right. IT seems to be a contrast of light and dark all through the photo. The shadows are really putting an emphasis on her muscles. There is implied and thick lines everywhere when looking at the photo.

‘For me, it is important that the work I make finds connection … but at the same time… calls into question our conversations of what dance is’ (Garry Stewart, 2010). Garry Stewart, the Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) since 1999, began his dance training at the age of twenty, after leaving university studying social work. Through his explosive, energetic and electrifying style, his unique dance pushes drives boundaries empowering his works, which are technically demanding, frightful and exhausting, creating an intriguing performance. In his pieces ‘Birdbrain’ and ‘G’ a combination of classical ballet, contemporary dance and gymnastics is utilized throughout to create a fascinating performance. Stewart’s productions have toured

Page 29, Question #2: What is meant by the idea that race, class, and gender are interactive systems rather than individual variables? Think about your own family of orientation, and take one particular aspect of your family life as an example. Discuss briefly how race, class, and gender act simultaneously to shape that aspect of your family life.

In this artwork the background has a very distinct colors that correspond to looking like the rainbow. This rainbow background draws your eyes to behind the girl and focuses in on the different elements of the rainbow clippings. The texture of the entire work is rough and looks choppy or almost flaky. The hair texture looks silky and soft to one’s touch. The value with this artwork is mostly within the subject. The different tones of her skin make her look more realistic and lifelike. The subject is also emphasized because she is the only aspect of the artwork that is used with neutral colors, so she stands out against the colorful background. The subject is also proportional to the background showing that the girl

For this essay i have been asked to discuss a contemporary image from the last 30 years from fine art,design media or the everyday. I have decided to choose the Painting titled Plan (1993) by Jenny Saville, a contemporary British painter associated with the Young British Artists, known for her large-scale painted depictions of nude women.

Baby views the men in her life as more important or impactful than the women. She does meet many different women, but they all seem to be either old mothers or more predominantly rebels and prostitutes. She thinks of women as things that fascinate her, because she doesn 't understand them; even though she is a woman herself. It makes the reader wonder when there will be a decent female character In the story. What it really makes the reader feel when a new female is introduced is that they either, won 't stay long, they are prostitutes, she’s a bad influence, or she is a bully. The portrayal of women in baby’s life isn 't very significant(her mother is mentioned

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

Concerning color, there is a stark contrast between the figure on the painting and the background. More specifically, the figure of the woman is predominantly delineated in white color, especially pale, ashen white, as far her apparel and facial complexion are concerned, while there are also various hues of grey, with respect to her hair and accessory feather. These white and grey shades are vividly contrasted with the prevailing red and crimson hues of the background (viz. the drape, armchair, and table). Moreover, one can detect colors of dark green (jewelry), some beige on the left (pillar), and darker or lighter shades of blue on the right side of the canvas (sky), which all in concert and in addition to the subtle purple hue forming the sun or moon exude a certain dramatic sentiment. Also, there is brown, which often easily segues into gold (viz. books and attire details respectively). The main contrast of colors between white and red would be interpreted as serving the purpose of rendering the figure of the woman, and especially her face, the focal point of the work, despite, paradoxically enough, the lush red shades at the background. Bearing that in mind, the significance of the woman’s face will be enlarged upon later, when discussing aspects of her identity.

Gerome used the medium oil on canvas to create The Bath, which shows two women, one is washing the other in a large bathing room. One woman with black hair is fully nude and sitting on a brown cage with bars so you can see through it, and her face is not shown. The other women is African American and is wearing a dark green garment that wraps around her body with a yellow, orange, and green scarf around her head. The walls are teal in color with highlights of light purple on the wall left of the two women. On the wall there is a strip of purple flowers with a light yellow background. Going higher up the walls, the wall changes from teal to tan, then it changes to pink. The pink part of the wall is enclosed in a purple line around the area. In this enclosed area is words of a different language in teal lettering with two purple designs underneath it. There is a tan chandelier hanging from the ceiling on the left side of the painting, and underneath it is a sink that has symbols and artistic designs going all the way around it with a pool of water underneath. The two women are off centered to the right only a few steps away from the pool of water. The African American woman is cleaning the other woman’s back with a bath sponge in her right hand, while she is holding the woman’s right arm with her left hand. There are two towels on the wall behind

Jeff Wall’s photograph, Changing Room, condemns his audience with a seeming perplexing image at first glance. In order to eradicate any confusion, a close analysis is appropriate to truly understand what exactly is going on in this photo. As seen in the image, a woman appears to be the predominate focus of the shot. By examining further detail, we can assume she is in a dressing room based on the curtains running from ceiling to floor through the center and the replica of the dress she is currently wearing in the left side of the frame with her personal belongings right below it. What is so intriguing about the picture is what varnishes the upper half of the woman's body. The mystifying schema that embellishes her upper torso conveys the impression

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.

Sally Mann’s style incorporates black and white photographs of her children, which are presented with “ordinary moments of childhood, suspended in time and transformed into aesthetic objects, takes on a distorted, even uncanny quality” (Arnason and Mansfield 719). Sally Mann photographed The New Mothers in 1989. This photograph’s most dominant elements are value and space. Having the photographs black and white really enhances the visibility of values. Most of Mann’s work is outside and has a define depth of field to blur out the background and emphasize the focus of the children. This compositional style helps to identify the high and low key values within the photos. The clothes, the reflection of the sun on the girls’ hair, and the girls fair skin are the part of the image that show high-key values, while the rest of the photo in more middle and low-key values. The intense depth of field increases a feeling of space for the viewer. In the photo you can see that the two young girls and their stroller is all in a line horizontally. Behind the girls you can notice they are outside in a open area because of the blurred grass and trees behind them. This photograph’s most dominant principles are movement and variety. The depth of field and lack of distraction in the background of the photo allows your eye to focus and move around with the subjects in the photo. The height of the subjects forms a triangle shape, which is

Hendrickje Bathing is an oil painting by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. It stands out amongst his paintings because it appears to be painted from a true experience. Rembrandt uses several techniques to show the sensuality of the woman.