And so the question of integrity in aesthetics is coming up again historically. It is a personal question which each artist faces. It is a constant struggle. Hard times are coming, but I believe we who are artists will continue making our work. We will be ignored but we will be here.(Source: michaelyounker)
Ana Mendieta
love her + moustache envy
one of my favorite artists
There’s a great graphic novel that just came out this year called Who is Ana Mendieta - I love her so much.
O.O Want.
(Source: damned-heathen)
![[Image description: Black text on white backround: “THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING A WOMAN ARTIST: Working without the pressure of success/Not having to be in shows with men/Having an escape from the art world in your 4 freelance jobs/Knowing your career might pick up after you’re eighty/Being reassured whatever art you make will be labeled feminine/Not being stuck in a tenured teaching position/Seeing your ideas live on in the work of others/Having the opportunity to choose between career and motherhood/Not having to choke on those big cigars or paint in Italian suits/Having more time to work when your mate dumps you for someone younger/Being included in revised versions of art history/Not having to undergo the embarrassment of being called a genius/Getting your picture in the art magazines wearing a gorilla suit”]
Love the last reason :) The others frankly scare the crap out of me.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxyfpflJk1qjkpnxo1_1280.jpg)
[Image description: Black text on white backround: “THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING A WOMAN ARTIST: Working without the pressure of success/Not having to be in shows with men/Having an escape from the art world in your 4 freelance jobs/Knowing your career might pick up after you’re eighty/Being reassured whatever art you make will be labeled feminine/Not being stuck in a tenured teaching position/Seeing your ideas live on in the work of others/Having the opportunity to choose between career and motherhood/Not having to choke on those big cigars or paint in Italian suits/Having more time to work when your mate dumps you for someone younger/Being included in revised versions of art history/Not having to undergo the embarrassment of being called a genius/Getting your picture in the art magazines wearing a gorilla suit”]
Love the last reason :) The others frankly scare the crap out of me.
![[Image description: Black text on white background In all caps and bold: “When racism &sexism are no longer fashionable, what will your art collection be worth?” In smaller letters: “The art market won’t bestow mega-buck prices on the work of a few white males forever. For the 17.7 million you just spent on a single Jasper Johns painting, you could have bought at least one work by all of these women and artists of color.” In even smaller letters, the list of artists: cont’d]
gotaplan:
We talked about this in class yesterday, and apparently this statistic from the 1980’s still holds true today.
This is honestly horrifying.
Obviously the best choice for my career :)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lus45jf8G01qdx9luo1_1280.gif)
[Image description: Black text on white background In all caps and bold: “When racism &sexism are no longer fashionable, what will your art collection be worth?” In smaller letters: “The art market won’t bestow mega-buck prices on the work of a few white males forever. For the 17.7 million you just spent on a single Jasper Johns painting, you could have bought at least one work by all of these women and artists of color.” In even smaller letters, the list of artists: cont’d]
We talked about this in class yesterday, and apparently this statistic from the 1980’s still holds true today.
This is honestly horrifying.
Obviously the best choice for my career :)
(Source: possibilitiesof)
Ana Mendieta, one of my favorite artists.
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