Women artists

The Swiss philosopher and author of The Social Contract, Jean–Jacques Rousseau, postulated that “Women…possess no artistic sensibility…Their creations are as cold and pretty as women themselves” (Yudkin, 110). Rousseau wrote during the Enlightenment, a period of intellectual expansion in Europe during the eighteenth century. During the Enlightenment, philosophers explored the nature of religion, government, justice, and society, and their findings surged across Europe—in essays, in rebellions, and

years, women have been determined to gain equality and be seen and treated equally as men are. They have had many opportunities that were taken away from them because of the simple fact that they were women. Women didn’t have the opportunities and the rights that could’ve given to them. By noticing this problem, people have been standing up for what people knew what was right. It’s a basic human right to be equal to other people without hesitation. With artists around, do people think women can be

which I painted myself holding a book. I was born in a time, when women typically were not encouraged to obtain an education. My family, however, went against the grain, and actively supported my sisters and I in our education. Even today, as I write this, my society celebrates women for our “virtue and beauty,” (Niyazi, 2011) with our sole purpose being solely the “ambition to marry and bear children” (Niyazi, 2011). Nowadays, women in Italy are “consigned to sit in their palazzos and pursue needle

The artwork I choose to write about is relevant to gender, sexuality, women, and gender roles. The name of my chosen piece is “Anatomy of a Kimono.” This piece was completed in 1974 by Canadian-American artist, Miriam Schapiro. The art piece was created using a multitude of fabrics that could be found in traditional Japanese kimonos as well as acrylic paint. These various forms of media were combined on a canvas. In order to assemble the fabric based materials of her work, Miriam Schapiro collected

were divided into 5-6 groups and we examined four boxes of archival materials donated by Willie Anne Wright, who is a Richmond-based artist. With the knowledge and skills gained from classroom discussions and lectures and presentations given by museum professionals, we were to develop a timeline highlighting Willie Anne’s exhibition history and journey as an artist. The purpose of the timeline was to give insight about Willie Anne’s life, personality, and effect on other’s

Throughout the art history, women have been involved in making art, whether as creators and innovators of new forms of artistic expression, patrons, collectors, sources of inspiration, or significant contributors as art historians and critics. Women have been and continue to be integral to the institution of art, but despite being engaged with the art world in every way, many women artists have found opposition in the traditional narrative of art history. They have faced challenges due to gender

many Surrealists, female or male, there have been. Could we name them in a pop quiz? Personally, I would have to say “no.” After all my years as an artist and student, not even I could have named five. I found two books in my college library on women Surrealists. According to one of those books, In Wonderland, The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States, there were almost fifty female Surrealists significant enough to be noted for their contributions (Fort, Foreword)

spoke at Newnham and Girton colleges on the subject of women and fiction.  Her remarkable words are preserved for future generations of women in A Room of One's Own.  This essay is the "first manifesto of the modern feminist movement" (Samuelson), and has been called "a notable preamble to a kind of feminine Declaration of Independence" (Muller 34).  Woolf writes that her modest goal for this ground-breaking essay is to "encourage the young women--they seem to get fearfully depressed" (qtd. in Gordon

The Grand Canyon, one of the United States most popular tourist attractions. The canyon has drawn various people to it, including artists who depict its beauty in multiple forms. Throughout this report, I will be discussing and critiquing Rose Eagers Grand Canyon, a landscape made from mixed media. While reviewing this piece of art at the Carnegie Art Center located in Turlock, CA; I learned a lot about the content. Rose Eager, in her later years was a victim of macular degeneration, a horrific

For years women artists have been secluded from the world. As a result of not recognized by reason of the color of their skin or their gender, plenty of talented women artists go undiscovered. A great amount of people would be unable to identify the name Louise Bourgeois, Mary Cassatt, Cindy Sherman, Joan Mitchell, or Pan Yuliang unless they have studied women artists extensively. These women were obscured by men artists, and are foreign to a majority of the world. Women artists encounter multiple