Re: Expanding on king and queen distinctions
Posted: 11 Jun 2021, 20:00
I just ran across something that reminded me of this thread.
It's in my blog (which you can see if you are a member and have achieved a certain number of posts)
It was about an exhibition of Surrealist Women Artists I saw last year, just before the lockdowns started.
Here is the painting that made me think of this thread:
On the webpage for the exhibition they describe this painting saying:
The webpage is worth checking out as it explores a lot of the ideas we've been discussing here from another point of view but still examining gender roles and depictions through artistic imagery. Many of these women were heavily into the occult as well.
https://schirn.de/fantastischefrauen/digitorial/en/
It's in my blog (which you can see if you are a member and have achieved a certain number of posts)
It was about an exhibition of Surrealist Women Artists I saw last year, just before the lockdowns started.
Here is the painting that made me think of this thread:
On the webpage for the exhibition they describe this painting saying:
Strange how such a subtle gesture can carry so much meaning.The traditional gender roles are reversed, as here the woman shows the man the way.
The webpage is worth checking out as it explores a lot of the ideas we've been discussing here from another point of view but still examining gender roles and depictions through artistic imagery. Many of these women were heavily into the occult as well.
https://schirn.de/fantastischefrauen/digitorial/en/