VISA 1900 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7-8: Henri Matisse, Sylvia Sleigh, Laura Mulvey
25 Aug 2016
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Week 7: painted ladies" in old mistresses: women, art and ideology. Term artist or genius related to men (male dominance in art world) Term woman related to social and psychological structures of femininity. Language contains the laws, relations, symbols and divisions of a particular culture (system) Access to language grants access to society (reading and writing: most men had this access but women were not allowed into academies (such as those teaching how to paint) Art effects social, political and cultural circumstances more than language / reflection. Male dominance in all sectors of power constitutes the art and language reflected, this constitutes the position of women in society (no power) Painting was based on male figure until late 18th century, after which it was based of female figure: women were overtly sexual images painted as passive, available, possessable, and powerless.
