Kirsten Justesen, Sculpture II, 1969
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http://www.moca.org/wack/?p=193
Feminist art aims to define and defend women’s rights politically, economically, and socially. Some pieces of feminist artwork subtly work in their ideas of femininity, others blast it at your face giving you no hope of getting past their point.
Being a woman myself, I know that even today, in the 21st century, women’s rights are not always as equal as people claim them to be; especially in art. History has undoubtedly proven that men reign over the art world. Think about it, from kindergarten to senior year and even on into college how many art icons have been pounded into your memories that were women? I would venture to say that the answer to that question could fit on one hand, if any even came to mind at all. Although this is a sad statistic for women, I don’t feel that there is a need to complain, I feel that there is a need to dare to change!
Simply complaining about an unfair reality will acquire nothing. Gandhi said it best, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” When society places you, as a woman, into a box, do not just stay inside and complain. Show society why women are no lesser artists than men. I think that being born a female comes with an automatic challenge, and rising to it or whining all through life are the only options.
I hope that one day feminist art no longer exists. Separating women from the art world and placing them into their own feminist category, “box”, makes no sense to me. If this must be done, then I believe that men must be categorized as well. Women need to realize that all the crap that society says about them and what they can and cannot do is exactly that. Crap! Do not live under a bizarre idea that being a women artist makes you a feminist. Imagine, create, and live as an artist.
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