What is my project and why I chose this topic?
My project is a performance art about society's expectations for women. While growing up, the media have always portrayed women with skinny bodies, clear skin, and perfect personalities as the pinnacle of beauty. Our families or peers also tell us we can't do this or that because that's not what girls do. Those events have stuck with us into our adulthood however we chose to be true to ourselves for our happiness. I am making a shirt representing our doubts and pride with these women's comments about themselves. The back represents the lingering thoughts about our insecurities while the front represents what they take pride in. The goal is to let these women know that they are not alone and that they should be proud of the person they are today.
Artist inspirations
- Barbara Kruger: Barbara Kruger’s bold text-based works challenge consumer culture, gender roles, and power dynamics. Her iconic phrases and slogans provoke thought and critique societal norms.
- Georgia O'Keeffe: Known for her large flowers
- Frida Kahlo, flower art
- The Clothesline (1983) by Mónica Mayer
Written inspirations
- Understanding Patriarchy by Bell Hooks
- Guerrilla Girls
- America Ferrera: Read America Ferrera's Full Barbie Movie Monologue (townandcountrymag.com)
- The Radical Power of sewing: the artist turning textiles into activism: The radical power of sewing: the artist turning textiles into activism | Art | The Guardian
- What's Wrong With The Media's Portrayal Of Women Today, And How To Reverse It (forbes.com)
Decoration
Bluebells: Kindness
Forget me not: Solace
Sunflowers: Happiness
Wilted flowers: Limitations and sadness
Class readings quotes
“As their daughter, I was taught that it was my role to serve, to be weak, to be free from the burden of thinking, to nurture others” (Hooks 18).
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