Feminist Art

By csalazar81
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    Feminist Art Movement

    The feminist art movement (1960s - Present) is an art movement is a movement by women, for women. They sought to reclaim history that was falsely written by men, brushing the major role that women played aside. Feminist art gave the power to many underappreciated artists and minority artists.
  • Shrine (for R.K.) II, Miriam Schapiro, 1963, Oil, metallic paint, and pencil on canvas, Collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC

    Shrine (for R.K.) II, Miriam Schapiro, 1963, Oil, metallic paint, and pencil on canvas, Collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC

    Schapiro's Shrine (for R.K.) II (1963) is a piece that is an autobiographical reflection of her career. The egg is used as a reaffirmation of her gender identity, meaning fertility.
  • Cold Meat I, Martha Rosler, 1966-72, Photomontage, Collection of the Artist and Galerie Nagel Draxler, Berlin/Cologne, Germany

    Cold Meat I, Martha Rosler, 1966-72, Photomontage, Collection of the Artist and Galerie Nagel Draxler, Berlin/Cologne, Germany

    Rosler's Cold Meat I (1966-72) is a great example of how the "perfect" female body is objectified time and time again. Appearing as a refrigerator with meat inside of it, it emphasizes how the female body is just an object for male consumption.
  • Cleaning the Drapes, Martha Rosler, 1967-72, Photomontage, 17 5/16 x 23 3/4 in, Collection of Mitchell-Innes & Nash Gallery, New York, New York

    Cleaning the Drapes, Martha Rosler, 1967-72, Photomontage, 17 5/16 x 23 3/4 in, Collection of Mitchell-Innes & Nash Gallery, New York, New York

    Rosler's Cleaning the Drapes (1967-72) is a very powerful image in a series of photographs. The woman is going about her usual daily tasks meanwhile there is a full on war going on another place of the world.
  • Big Ox No. 2, Miriam Schapiro, 1968, acrylic on canvas, 90.2 x 107.9 in, Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego

    Big Ox No. 2, Miriam Schapiro, 1968, acrylic on canvas, 90.2 x 107.9 in, Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego

    Schapiro's Big Ox No. 2 (1968) looks like a simple art piece on the surface, but it goes far beyond that. She used a computer to generate the images, then she transferred them to a canvas. In this case, the word "Ox" (the O being in the center and the X surrounding the O) represents the female body, along with the color scheme.
  • Through the Flower, Judy Chicago, 1973, sprayed acrylic on canvas, 31 x 30.5 in

    Through the Flower, Judy Chicago, 1973, sprayed acrylic on canvas, 31 x 30.5 in

    Chicago's Through the Flower (1973) is implicitly referencing the female body, specifically the female sexual organ. The 'wavy lines' that lead towards the center have to do with Chicago's experience with mood-altering drugs.
  • Driving the World to Destruction, Judy Chicago, 1985, sprayed acrylic and oil on Belgian linen, 108 x 168 in, Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation

    Driving the World to Destruction, Judy Chicago, 1985, sprayed acrylic and oil on Belgian linen, 108 x 168 in, Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation

    Chicago's Driving the World to Destruction (1985) is a way of her interpretation of how men are playing their role in society: they are destined to be the doom of the world. She critiques the Renaissance-era nudes by making the male shown vulnerable and cartoony.