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 Feminist Art of Los Angeles

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Author Kathy Battista Renegotiating the Body : Feminist Art in 1970s London

Contributor to Art Monthly and Brooklyn Rail.

SUMMARY:

An explanation as to why feminist art has been diminished in art history and lacking in representation.

Judy Chicago - A Feminist Artist in the early 1970s. She was also apart of the feminist movement

Judy's experience as a Woman artist in the 60's and 70's when art was dominated by men: Judy Chicago on Feminist Art

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, as one of the first women in art to pave the way.

SUMMARY:

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun - was one of the first woman to earn for herself from her creative work in at the age of 15 in 1770.

Also know as Madame Le Brun, a woman painting royalty all over the world at just the age of nineteen. Paving a way for other young woman to express themselves thought art and break the standards of women not being able to make a name for themselves in a sexist and male ruled environment.She has not directly acted out for woman's rights but was rather an inspiration and an eye open for other and the way men tested her during Madame Le Bruns life and career. Many obstacles and a multitude of rumors that surrounded her during her life time based on the fact that she was a woman of such a high status.

Frida Kahlo A Feminist Icon Frida Kahlo - a true woman that spoke on woman struggles and reality thought her art in the 1990s during the harsh times fighting for equality. Frida spoke on many topics that are even in the 20th century very sensitive, often avoided or even still in a fight for those topics. She some nothings like miscarriage, abortion, birth, divine feminine powers, struggles, pains, and much more. She refused to alter anything about herself in order to fit any frames set by society. Never being afraid of being a woman.

Within the last century, Feminism has been a major contribution to the rise in prominence of women's inclusion in a historically male-run world society. Though art itself was not the highest form of advocacy for women, Feminist Art started to gain traction during the late 1960s, which is often referred to as the "second wave" of feminism. Specifically, during a time during which the role of women in society was not asserted, Pro-feminist Art paved the way for a breakthrough in activism for women. Pro-feminist Art was heavily essenced by depictions of the female body, life experiences, & life at home, these topics of which were thought to be experiential representations of their lives.

Furthermore, into the next decade, the 1970s were a period of expansion both for feminism as a movement and for the representation of women in the art community. Organizations of women were formed around the concepts of art, such as the Art Worker's Coalition, Women Artists Revolution, and AIR Gallery in efforts to expand awareness for the inclusivity of women in the field of art. With this growing movement taking place, women began to use Art as an extension of their feminism and thus gravitated towards a larger outreach for them. Many art forms of this kind stemmed from the notion of women's de-objectification. While depictions or demonstrations of women in art pieces were rare, they prominently show objectification through the expression of contemporary roles or expectations. History has shown us the multifaceted exclusion of women on multiple occasions, however, the artistic approach to the deconstruction of female objectification and reconstruction of feminism bodes well to the future of feminism collectively.

When introducing the deconstruction of objectivity, we have to consider the past of art and how it has the male influence on feminist art. Because art was primarily sectored off to men for most of history's past, there is intrinsically an influence from male art somewhere in between the lines of feminist art. It Is through this that arises a new approach to feminist art. The Harvard Crimson published an article in 1974 stating, "By creating a special category for women only, the Feminist Movement has encouraged the public to judge women artists only in terms of other women. Women artists deserve better." This accurately portrays the inclusion primary concept around feminism, let alone, the increasing prominence of feminist art.

==  EVENTS  ==

VIRTUAL EVENT

Feminist Art Coalition

National Museum of Women in the Arts

==  ORGANIZATIONS TO DONATE  ==

Guerrilla Girls Feminist and female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world.

ArtTable ArtTable is the foremost professional organization dedicated to advancing the leadership of women in the visual arts.

Women's Center for Creative Work WCCW, is a network of women based in Los Angeles who promote art and feminism.