Blog Post #2

During the renaissance it was clear that women were objectified through artwork. The artist would make a conscious weather to paint women with the intent to be sexualized or not. Even though some didn’t people would still find a way to sexualize them, then put the blame on women themselves for how they are being portrayed. Its only acceptable when those men find it appealing to them, and others with different views of that particular woman would deem them conceded of their own beauty. Beger states” you paint a naked woman because you like looking at her, you put a mirror in her hand, and you call the painting vanity’. I find that to be unfair to these painting. They were created by a man, who doesn’t understand how a woman feels and thinks about herself. Especially during a time where woman don’t get to have their voiced herd. Nowadays we have more female artist that are comfortable letting their voiced be herd and to be proud of it. Women are now able to control the narrative, rather someone telling them how they should be seen by others. I do believe there some men out there that still continue to create unwanted sexualizations of women and give unconstructive opinions to newer artworks, it has definitely improved.

 

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