Women's Studies 2159A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lucian Freud, Mary Cassatt, Sylvia Sleigh
19 Apr 2016
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Munch i. ii. iii. iv. i. ii. iii. i. ii. i. ii. iii. Nude woman, red hair - sexually active woman, the whore Woman in black - the widow, the asexual, the woman not having sex. To the very right there is a self-portrait of the artist to show how they anymore (is the assumption) have victimized him: reasons for artists being attracted to stages of sexuality. The speak to the stages of life and death, and the show the process of aging - how aging affects our appearance and our sexual function in the context of sexuality - they are fundamental concerns for everyone. Historically speaking, artists have been (mostly) heterosexual men and they have been drawn to women"s bodies - making it a major subject for them. Allows artists to show off their ability to show off their anatomical accuracy: munch, the dance of life.
