Lesbianism, Feminism and Identity in Art
Lesbianism, Feminism and Identity in Art
CS3 - 2009/10
Kayley Healy
Contents Page
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Robert Mapplethorpe (Self Portraits)
Chapter 2 – Marcel Duchamp
Chapter 3 – The Guerrilla Girls
Chapter 4 – Lesbianism
What is Lesbianism?
History of Lesbianism
Lesbian Identity
Chapter 5 – Lesbianism and Gender in Art.
Dyke Action Machine
Toxic Titties
Jocelyn Schneider Foye (Gender Identification Cards)
Stacey Halper (Drag Kings)
Conclusion
Illustrations
Introduction
The subjects I have chosen to talk about are lesbianism, feminism and identity in art. I have found some artists as well as some activists very interesting and find that my work has similar ideas and thoughts behind them.
I am going to talk about artists who use lesbianism, feminism and identity in their work. I will talk about Robert Mapplethorpe who uses identity as a theme for his work and was one of the first artists to make work that was exactly about his alternative sexuality. I will also briefly talk about Marcel Duchamp. I will talk about The Guerrilla Girls who are feminists; here I will also talk about ‘Itty Bitty Titty Committee’ (a film inspired by The Guerrilla Girls). I am also going to talk about ‘Dyke Action Machine’ (DAM!) who are a lesbian activist art group and I will also talk about ‘Toxic Titties’. In my conclusion I will say how this kind of art is still important, because although attitudes change prejudices still remain.
Robert Mapplethorpe
In this chapter I shall write about the self-portrait, the idea of truth and the idea of role-playing as a way to disguise the truth to come up with something artificial – which all art is anyway.
The main focus in this chapter will be the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and my theme will be transgender and the sado masochistic elements in his self-portraits.
Robert Mapplethorpe worked in the New York of the 1970s and 1980s and the art scene the and there had
CS3 - 2009/10
Kayley Healy
Contents Page
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Robert Mapplethorpe (Self Portraits)
Chapter 2 – Marcel Duchamp
Chapter 3 – The Guerrilla Girls
Chapter 4 – Lesbianism
What is Lesbianism?
History of Lesbianism
Lesbian Identity
Chapter 5 – Lesbianism and Gender in Art.
Dyke Action Machine
Toxic Titties
Jocelyn Schneider Foye (Gender Identification Cards)
Stacey Halper (Drag Kings)
Conclusion
Illustrations
Introduction
The subjects I have chosen to talk about are lesbianism, feminism and identity in art. I have found some artists as well as some activists very interesting and find that my work has similar ideas and thoughts behind them.
I am going to talk about artists who use lesbianism, feminism and identity in their work. I will talk about Robert Mapplethorpe who uses identity as a theme for his work and was one of the first artists to make work that was exactly about his alternative sexuality. I will also briefly talk about Marcel Duchamp. I will talk about The Guerrilla Girls who are feminists; here I will also talk about ‘Itty Bitty Titty Committee’ (a film inspired by The Guerrilla Girls). I am also going to talk about ‘Dyke Action Machine’ (DAM!) who are a lesbian activist art group and I will also talk about ‘Toxic Titties’. In my conclusion I will say how this kind of art is still important, because although attitudes change prejudices still remain.
Robert Mapplethorpe
In this chapter I shall write about the self-portrait, the idea of truth and the idea of role-playing as a way to disguise the truth to come up with something artificial – which all art is anyway.
The main focus in this chapter will be the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and my theme will be transgender and the sado masochistic elements in his self-portraits.
Robert Mapplethorpe worked in the New York of the 1970s and 1980s and the art scene the and there had