Madeleine Guinness Lucy Chudson Seminar 1: Avatar 12th December 2016 “This discussion will argue that performative cross dressing forces us to realize that gender and in particular, femininity is socially constructed” “Crossdressers disrupt our ability to separate people into neat categories and force us to confront the reality that gender groupings, and consequently gender […]
Category: Integrative Seminar 1
JPA Presentation
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Comparing Nan Goldin’s ‘Ballad of Sexual Dependency’ and Diane Arbus’ ‘In the Beginning’
Comparing Nan Goldin’s ‘Ballad of Sexual Dependency’ and Diane Arbus’ ‘In the Beginning’ Nan Goldin and Diane Arbus are arguably two of the most revered female photographers of the 20th centaury. Both women focus on the weird and wonderful people and subject matter of the world and lift a lid on the often overlooked members […]
MOMA Field Trip- Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
MOMA Field Trip- Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency Having watched the two biographical videos on Nan Golding and studying her in Photography at school, I was prepared for a deeply moving and at time disturbing exhibition. Goldin captures a brutally honest portrayal of the underbelly of society which at the time was a […]
Masks- Disguise
Mask B Maddy Guinness, 2016 Manhattan, NY Paper pulp and painted makeup The artist has painted this mask using makeup to express the facade of makeup woman can wear. Following on from Mask A, this mask emphasises the tools and ways people can disguise themselves and possibly their own fragility. It is made of paper […]
Irving Penn and My Early Inspirations
Irving Penn and My Early Inspirations from Analog Photography When I first took Photography I had no idea that it would spark a passion that was so much more than a camera phone or the digital media that everyone knows today. Being introduced to the intricacies of using film and the dark room process, it […]
Brooklyn Museum Trip
On Friday we went to the Brooklyn Museum to see an exhibition on traditional Masks contrasted with contemporary artist’s take on the art of masquerade. As we are writing our own wall texts I noted down what the curators felt was crucial information to the understanding of these works. For the modern pieces, I liked […]
Rubin Museum Trip
Architectural Detail Depiction of the Goddess Guhyakali Guhyakali, or “Secret Kali”, is a form of the Hindu Great Mother Goddess. According to the wall text she is often depicted carved into the sides of temples as more of an architectural piece. I was drawn towards Guhyakali as she is a female embodiment of enlightenment. Growing […]