Mysterious Figure
Ways Of Seeing Chapter 3 “Men Act And Women Appear” -John Berger
Social Presence Male –vs- Female Presence is depended on his promise of power. If promise is large then presence is striking. His presence suggests what he is capable of doing for you. Presence expresses her own attitude towards herself. This defines what can be and what cannot be done to her. It is manifested in her gestures, voice, opinion, expressions, clothes, and chosen surroundings.
Social Presence Male –vs- Female
In The Beginning Adam and Eve The beginning of subjectivity of women
“She is not naked as she is She is naked as the spectator sees her” -John Berger
Creating Vanity
“ The naked body has to be seen as an object in order to be a nude. ” -John Berger
LA GRANDE ODALISQUE By Ingres
antinomy? antinomy |an ˈ tinəmē| noun a contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable; a paradox. ORIGIN late 16th cent. in the sense a conflict between two laws.
banality? banal ( ˈ bānl ) adjective so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring : songs with banal, repeated words. DERIVATIVES; banality |bə ˈ nalitē|
LA GRANDE ODALISQUE By Ingres
DANAE By Rembrandt
Power –vs- Presence
Do your feelings change between looking at male vs. female nudes? How are male nudes portrayed differently, if at all?
“creating a static image of sexual nakedness” -John Berger
Helene Fourment In Fur By Rubens
The individualism vs. the object
The Venus Of Urbino By Titan C
Olympia By Manet
The Last Supper By Leonardo De Vinci
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