Social And Political Movements Of Queer Art

Art is capable of having a large impact in all aspects of society, as it sends a message to the masses and striking emotions in ways words cannot. Knowing the important role art had on their citizens, the leaders of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union used art as a way to influence their nations. Artistic expression and messages dramatically changed after the Nazis and Soviets rose to power. Ranging from family roles, working roles, society roles, and artistic techniques, the political leadership used art as a universal language to promote what was acceptable. Art conveyed different messages for both countries. One major difference between Nazi and Soviet art is the portrayal of gender and sexuality. Nazi Germany used art to emphasize the importance

In the article, “How the Upheaval of the ’90s revolutionized the art world” by Alex Allenchey he explains further in a time period where art was a substitute for war. “The art world, in turn, fought back with ever provocative work expressing outrage at the disenfranchisement of minorities, gays, and women” is an example of cultural demonstration. In this generation, we can (for the most part) live in peace without people making a huge deal about the color of peoples’ skin, what sex they like, etc. The art that remains from the the war, pink triangle, is an living reminder that one time we weren’t all treaded the same and that everyone’s beliefs were tainted by the public. This emphasizes that art can help us look at the fighting we did to be able to celebrate our individual cultural beliefs. In the same article, the article goes into minority further more. “… expertly targeted the pressure points of the typically conservative and overwhelmingly white art world with their work, aiming to expose social and cultural inequalities”. Art has always been a way to show our emotions or lack of emotions, it has been a way to trace to an era. For example, from this quote you could see anger in her art or sadness, loneness. This reveals that what many people could have felt in the past we could see through the stokes of the paintbrush, defined lines in spray-painting, etc. But what

The history of mankind has often been captured in snapshots between the rise and fall of great leaders and civilizations, by artists all with a common dream of portraying what they saw during their times. Ideologies reflective of their societies were depicted through sculptures, frescoes, pottery, paintings, and many other methods. Many of these principals were created, celebrated, and popularized by constituents of societies where andocentric values were applied not only to social and political mores, but also to the various art forms as the male body was cherished and praised and the female body was hidden away from public view. The book Feminism and Art History: Questioning the Litany edited by Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrad, strives

Many artists use their culture in art work as a way to express themselves which also can reflect on the society or environment where the art piece was created. Art is used to communicate idea influenced by the positive and negative impacts from society. Society plays an important role in shaping one’s personality and depending on the Artists art work it can sometimes a representation of spiritual meanings, political views and emotionally motivated thoughts which can be seen by the viewers within the piece. There are many ways visual artists express their emotions through their art, producing an art piece while in an emotional frame of mind can result in the emotions reaching the canvas. Art motivates and influences people that’s why, most people

The leadership of the Nazi and Soviet parties knew the impact art had on their respective country’s people. It was important that they kept this in mind as they both rose to power. The artistic expression changed due to what was allowed by the Nazi and Soviet regimes. Art was used as a universal language to convey the political ideologies to each society. In Nazi Germany, the focus of art was centered on a patriarchal society, favoring masculinity as women were meant only to be mothers and good homemakers. While in the Soviet Union, the art focused on the newfound equality of between men and women, as the art portrayed a positive message. The art in Nazi Germany was symbolic to show what was acceptable and what was not, while in the Soviet

The movements that greatly influenced the sexualization of woman would be Cubism and Post-Impressionism. This theme is based on the idea that “female nudity is the most popular convention that promotes the topic of sexuality in art. As well as the idea that a lot can be said and taught about feminism while looking at the tradition of female nudity in different artworks.” The social construct of how the different genders (male and female) are portrayed in Modern paintings is another very complex topic that is emphasized in these two pieces. For example, “women are given certain expectations and ideas of how they should behave.” One thing that is not so prominent in the theme would be how the “sexualation of woman could be less than offensive and how at this time it actually was more based on a woman's fertility and maternity than anything.” The role of gender and sexuality in modern art is very prominent in paintings that come from Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso. However, Cezanne returned to the traditional way of sexualizing nude female figures, while Picasso put his own twist on the subject matter.

In terms of a Marxist view of social art history, not only are feminists looking for a change in future art, but an overlook of works from the past that had been misconstrued because of supposed feminine issues that drew away from the common practice of other women during their time. Art from women like Frankenthaler may not have had a direct impact during their time of creation, but in the recent desire for feminism, these works of art are now considered to be a driving

The feminist art movement in America is said to have first surfaced in the 1960s as a result of the general feminist movement. Before the feminist art movement, women had as much to with the art industry as a fish had to do with the dry land. The feminist art movement was composed of a series of protest, demonstrations, and controversial artworks and exhibitions that fought against the exclusion of women within the art realm. Countless artists were unified under the movement and together they sought the inclusion of women and equality within the art industry.

The art scene coincided with the activism of the time period. The artists were trying to think outside the box and wanted to present art that made one think. A sort of “in your face” type of art and dared others to question it. Pop art artist had a lot of influence in society.

The feminist art movement in the 1970’s culminated as a result of numerous factors. Females rebelled against traditional art which sexualized objects of desire and was masculine in nature. Female artists voiced their opinions of the stereotypes of gender, female body, and beauty ideals in their work. Hannah Wilke, Ana Mendieta, and Carolee Schneemann are artists that helped pave the way for feminist art and expression. A contemporary artist that reflects the 1970’s movement is Janine Antoni. Her work, Loving Care and Gnaw, shows her portrayal of the female body and desire which reflects feminist ideas.

"In twentieth-century Western culture gender and sexuality represent two analytic axes that may productively be imagined as being as distinct from one another as, say, gender and class, or class and race. Distinct that is to say, no more than minimally, but nonetheless usefully" (Epistemology of the Closet, 1990, p. 30).

Art is one of those creations that has a story and influence society in various ways. It is

I'm going to be explaining 3 glass stores that I've grow up with; I have many experiences with all of the stores, some I visit still while some have been just a few visits left for the past. They all are targeting the same consumers just all on different levels of the same market segment. All of the shops target people who buy glass whether they be glass pipes, glass marbles, glass sculptures, as well custom metal jewelry in some. The Degenerate art movement has recently taken major interest from many; recently a huge spike in new collectors, artists, as well many new galleries and stores. The Degenerate Art Movement I am talking about is basically the glass blowers out there who are going against the social norms. They are artists that are taking a medium used for art, and a medium that has been used to make pipes and bongs and fuse the 2 ideas of art and pipes or water pipes into one. They are using glass pipes as the way to portray their talent. To some they laugh at the fact, but what they don't know is that there are water pipes out there selling for anywhere from $1,000 all the way up to $30,000. To some they are recognized as modern day living Picasso’s, and others just dirty hippies making money off a drug culture. These artists don't just make pipes though; they make things such as glass marbles where beautiful images and mind-bending ideas are encased for one to view and enjoy forever. They make amazing things like cups and plates to eat off of. I've seen some

For this assignment, I chose the section 'Art and Social Consciousness’ because art which incorporates the struggles and injustices within a specific time period, both intrigues and encourages me to learn more about these artists and the directive they incorporated into their art.

Key avant-garde movements, including Suprematism, Constructivism and Futurism, influenced contemporary political graphics of the twentieth century. Particularly focusing on political and propaganda posters of the Soviet Union it is evident they were influenced by avant-garde movements that were developing in neighboring and western countries during the same period. Suprematism, focusing on basic geometric shapes with a limited range of colours is evident in numerous propaganda posters in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century. Constructivism, developing from Russian Futurism is aimed to create works that would make the viewer an active viewer. Futurism also influences the posters in a way that allows them to illustrate futuristic and abstract things as well as many posters containing qualities of cubism. Being influenced by these movements it gave the Russian government a way to show they weren’t old fashioned and were able to keep updated with the developing countries around them.