For my Final interaction I decided to focus my project on misogyny. I chose this project because I got inspired by the news lately and how it is really dangerous for women especially when they go out into the city. Women are being harassed and hurt because of the system one has set up. I was able to ask some of my friends and I even posted a question on my instagram to receive some answers from other people. From the responses I had gathered on my instagram I put those phrases onto my poster.
In the middle of my poster I have a person ignoring the comments that they are receiving. I also added the title of “Female Rage” because I feel like a lot of people can relate to this poster and the rage or frustration when a woman gets cat called. From my own experience of being cat called I feel like it gets annoying and you do develop rage. I say this because I could simply be wearing some baggy clothing and somehow I would still end up being objectified. It’s female rage that men keep getting away with this because somehow society still allows it to happen.
Women do not feel comfortable when catcalled. They are often treated as objects by strangers who do not have permission. This makes them feel uneasy and open to harm.Catcalling can cause women to be anxious. If they feel threatened, they may become scared. Catcalling also fuels the anger of women as It takes away their respect and control.Catcalling often makes women feel watched over their looks. It can make them less confident and question if they belong in some places. It is very tiring for women to face catcalling all the time. They must always be alert as one honestly never knows the dangers one could be put in by this.
Female Rage in response to catcalling rises from many emotions which includes anger,frustration, fear, and even powerlessness. The act of catcalling involves making unnecessary comments which are often sexually suggested. Women feel objectified, disrespected, and unsafe. This project fits into my professional aspirations and my portfolio as it covers the topic of activism in art. My previous projects helped inspire this final project as it allowed me to address catcalling in a creative form to raise awareness and inspire action on the issue.
In the text The Art of Activism it states, “We are beholden to a powerful story, and imagine ourselves to be part of it: it is the story of The Power of The Truth.” ( Chapter 1, pg. 20) The profound impact our beliefs and truth and its power has on shaping societies. Which ties into how we manage both the negative and positive experiences. “We learn from past successes and past failures, from people of the past whose struggles we identify with, and from those whose actions we oppose. (Chapter 3, pg 86) We may learn from the successes of the past by analyzing what went well and why. It assists us in recognizing tactics, methods, or approaches that produced favorable results so that we might apply them to related circumstances in the future. The fundamental role of culture is shaping and understanding the world. “It’s the system of meanings that allows us to understand our world and to communicate this understanding to others. Culture is necessary for our very survival.” (Chapter 4, pg 132).
Some other artists that helped me get inspiration for my project were artists such as Fatyana Fazlaliz, Yoko Ono, Guerrilla Girls, and Frida Kahlo. Fatyana Fazlaliz artwork caught my attention and it was very relatable as her art focused on murals of woman with a quote on it expressing how they feel.
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