Homework #4

Lynda Benglis

1. The artist used the process of using ultra violent colors.  She would work in her studio and larger studios to work on her piece. She would pour the colors on wax, or directly on the floor to create the piece. 

2. She is trying to translate expression and her learning of what the materials are and what they can do in relationship to art history 

3. The way Benglis's piece flows is how women flow with life and materials. She said it has to do with mixing and cooking. She gave her example on how she's very involved with taste and how art is involved with surfaces chemical mixtures. 

4. The final outcome at first wasn't interesting, because I just thought it was a blob of different paint all over the floor. Then she had described what it had meant and I actually thought it was quite interesting to relate it to women and how we flow with life. I liked her choice of colors. They were very vibrant and all over the place. Considering I'm an unorganized person, I liked how the colors were going in all directions. 

Homework #3

Part A:

1) Her machine-like distortions of the body relate to conventional notions of female beauty by showing how women now are powerful in their own way. The way she showed it was by using different parts of humans, animals and plants that are beautiful that would describe a woman.

 
2) The way this functions formally is that, it shows how the woman who has her back turned away from us. The entire body is in different colors which contribute to the constant speculation regarding the female body. The way the woman is crouching down and that she is nude, she's trying to hide her body. You are able to see how difficult her life could be by looking at the way everything is drawn.

Part B:

This picture was taken about, three or four years ago. Everything from my hair, to my clothes and not wearing any makeup was just embarrassing. I didn't exactly coordinate very well on what goes with what. As time passed, I definitely got a sense of what is in style, how to do my hair and how to look like I'm actually from this century. Now, everyone is aware of how to present themselves which has helped me as well.

Assignment one

1. Something that I'd want people to know about me is that, I love to cook and bake. It's something I'm very passionate about. I love finding new recipes online, or in cookbooks and trying them out. Even if the recipe didn't come out right, I always have to try again till I can perfect it. Baking is something I do more than cooking, because I have a huge sweet tooth. I'm always craving something sweet, so I'm constantly baking. It's something interesting about me, because not everyone would expect me to know how to cook or bake.

     

     2. Something I'd want to bear witness to is, gender equality. This is a world wide problem that should be fixed because women are being treated unfairly against men. A perfect example would be in middle eastern countries, females aren't given the same rights as males are. Men are treated as if they're more powerful and women have no say in what they want. Same goes for here in America. When it comes to jobs, some women are paid less than men are. I'd like to see one day where women all over the world are treated the same as men are.