From my visual and historical research, one aspect of feminism and feminist art that has stood out to me is how the female body has been used in art. For thousands of years, it has been primarily used as a point of observation for male artists, who have focused on the aspects of a woman's body that make her attractive, dependant on the time. Woman have been (and still are) idealised by men, and this article explores how women have been portrayed in art from 1962 to 2002.
In my own work, I want to use the female body as a reference point, but rather than portray women in an idealised way, I want to show them in a more genuine, natural light.
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