Feminist Art and South African Artists

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Feminist artists often feel excluded due to the perceived values of which group?

Hispanic, female, working-class

White, male, middle-class (correct)

Black, female, lower-class

Asian, male, upper-class

What did art become during the 1980s in South Africa?

Primarily used for commercial advertising

Focused solely on landscape paintings

A tool for expressing personal histories and social situations (correct)

A medium for abstract expressionism

What subject allowed women artists to comment directly on human experiences?

The landscape

Abstract forms

The body (correct)

Still life

Which of the following is NOT typically used by Jane Alexander in her sculptures?

Bronze (C) Signup and view all the answers

Jane Alexander's work in the 1990s often focused on what?

The female body (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary focus of the 'Female Form Sculpture'?

Female sexuality and social issues (A) Signup and view all the answers

Where did the artist observe the lives that inspired the 'Female Form Sculpture'?

Cape Town (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the inconsistency in the sculpture's form (areas of mutilation and precision) suggest?

A complex and contradictory portrayal of female experience (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the lace collar in the sculpture represent?

Skilled craft (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is one alternative interpretation of the sculpture's display?

A dehumanizing view of the female body as a consumable commodity (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary focus of the sculpture 'Stripped (Oh yes' girl)'?

The nude female form and its relation to female sexuality (A) Signup and view all the answers

The sculpture 'Stripped (Oh yes' girl)' is based on observations of which group of people?

Sex workers in Cape Town (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the artist primarily explore through the sculpture?

The complexities of female identity and its shaping by societal and economic factors (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the pose of the figure in the sculpture, resembling crucifixion, symbolize?

Sacrifice and submission to the desires of others (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does element of the detachable head in the sculpture reinforce?

The idea of appearances versus reality (C) Signup and view all the answers

What do the artificially long nails on the sculpture symbolize?

Pain and powerlessness inherent in constructed identity (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the imperfect joining of the plaster cast in the sculpture symbolize?

The construction of identity and manipulation of bodies to fit societal expectations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the sculpture suggest about cultural practices like dieting and cosmetic surgery?

They are acts of violence imposed on the female body. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Feminist Art

Art that reflects women's experiences and challenges male-dominated narratives.

Jane Alexander

South African artist known for sculptures using unconventional materials.