Ana Mendieta
Kathleen Dasilva
Ways of Seeing, John Berger
"Everyone of her actions- whatever it's direct purpose or motivation-is also as an indication of how she would like to be treated" (Chp. 3, Pg 47)
"But this has been at the cost of a woman's self being split into two" (Chp 3, Pg 46)
Painted Muses of Mickalene Thomas
"Thomas’s jazzy photomontages of women’s limbs and facial features can be construed as commentary on how female bodies are brutally picked apart in contemporary visual culture. But the social commentary in her work is never heavy-handed or preachy; her approach throughout is both playful and political."
"The curation, which consists of four distinct parts in a kind of nesting doll arrangement, lets the viewer draw her own connections between Thomas’s work in various mediums and that of her influences.
Inspiration
When recreating Ana Mendieta's Body Track's piece, what inspired me was the meaning behind this specific piece. In her Body Track art work she is reflecting on two completely different aspects. On one aspect she is focusing on the violence or harm, such as murder or rape but on another side she is reflecting on how blood is something that simply runs through our veins and is part of us. Allowing us to use or own imagination for her pieces. I also feel that her art work portrays the truth many refuse to see and she intentionally and unapologetically does on purpose. Her work is raw and different.
Though Ana Mendieta uses actual blood from an animal, I simply just used washable paint but even so the concept behind this specific piece allows you to look at something we don't think about but is a part of us everyday.
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