Firstly, thank you so much for your resopnse to my photo yesterday, it really meant a lot to me.
Bleh. Couldn't really be bothered to take a proper photo today. So here's a cliche, could-be-better one :p
Spent all day trying to catch up on art (and TV :p) Art exam tomorrow. I feel like I should care more...meh. I don't want to go back to school. I can't think about it at all right now. On a side note...does anyone happen to know of any artists who work with stereotypes/breaking stereotypes? Maybe a bit controversial? Thanks! :]
Yeah, there was that artist who did the sculpture of the disabled pregnant woman. Hmm, that probably won't mean much. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4247000.stm Dunno if that's what you're after though.
Jeez, why don't you just get to the point and tell us how you really feel? ;) I couldn't resist...I think this is nicely composed, and I like the black and white. I will look up artists for you, see what I can come up with.
I love the work of Jamie McCartney who has a web site called Brighton Body Casting. He works with the self image of people but has recently specialised in genitalia, both male and female. He did a whole wall of cast willies and another installation of ladies parts. There's a few good videos of women being cast (not graphic, nothing is shown) and talking about self image and societies take on it.
Even on a blah day, your photo is a delight. You might want to check out Valerie Hird, who is working to break down stereotypes of Middle Eastern Women with a project called "Maiden Voyages." It's kind of timely, given what's going on in the world.
