THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS

[Madalena Lobao_Tello]

ISOLATED IN A CULTURAL UNIVERSE DOMINETED BY MEN FROM THE OLD AGE TO CLOSE OUR DAYS, THE TALENT OF WOMEN ARTISTS HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AS SOMETHING EXCEPTIONAL ALWAYS DEPENDENT ON THE IMAGE OF FEMININITY DOMINANT IN EACH TIME.

Women in art, as in many other areas of society, are increasingly incorporated into the mainstream of artistic developments in the same condiciones. But still in the twenties of the last century, despite the emergence of rupturists proposals for the avant-garde, not only expressing an opinion widespread, but that connected with entrenched belief that had its origin in the very beginning of art history and criticism. Both disciplines, accustomed to approaching the evolution of artistic movements around the influence of the great masters, assumed the existence of women artists as an exception.
Always regarded as exceptions in an artistic universe dominated by great men, highlighting their low production and modest proportions of their works; his talent is recognized but always combined with other "female" virtues and highlights their ability to express essential differences between men and women, both in the ways of working and in the arguments chosen.
The recovery of urban life in Europe during the medieval low era and the emergence of new powers and commissioning, both secular and ecclesiastical, give a strong impetus to the art workshops. In this environment grew and worked some of the Italian female painters and sculptors , trained in camily workshops or with notable artists.

[Madalena Lobao_Tello]

Every since I can remember I have always loved creating or making stuff.
It is my way of connecting, of feeling alive and of being totally in the now.
I know many of you feel the same way...
Feeling that inspiration, we pick up the brush, the yarn, the pen, the cooking pot.
With these tools we express ourselves, adding beauty, truth and positivity to the world.
We celebrate the energy that enables us to create and become one with
it . We draw, paint, sculpt, weave, write,design web pages, bake ,
run our own business, sing, dance, doodle.....it matters not what we
choose to do, it only matters that we recognize our need to be creative and
honour it.
Creativity gives to you and the world.
It empowers us.
It nourishes us.
It is what life is all about.
Never forget that you are a creative being.
Honour that creativity.
Honour it in others as well.
Focus.
Creativity needs a nurturing environment. without the many distractions
that are continually available.
Busy work and creativity are not the same thing.
Don't allow negative self-talk or negative comments from others to stop you
from your creative pursuits. .
When you chose to share your work with others, don't be overly
influenced by their reactions. Most will respond positively, but there will
always be the critics, the nay sayers. Don't share your work with negative
people unless you are strong enough to not let it affect you.
Allow for "mistakes", see them as lessons and opportunities for more growth.
Focus on the process, not the finished product.
Work without being attached to outcome.
We must enjoy what we are doing, not be product driven.
View your work, as well as yourself, as "a work in progress".
Take risks, go out on a limb. Listen when that small voice inside, says
"what if we did it this way instead"
The act of creativity is also the act of discovery.
Respect those times, when creativity appears to be blocked.
Don't get overwhelmed thinking you'll never get it happening again.
Trust these times of fallow. They happen to every creative person and
often precede the birth of a new creation..
Never give up, keep at it. Suspend the inner critic.
Keep it humble. Keep it real.
You are just one of the components required for
creativity to flourish.
Like the brush, the yarn, the clay, the wheel, the computer, the guitar
see yourself as one part of the cosmic chain of creativity.

......"and there is only the dance"........T.S. ELIOT

[Madalena Lobao_Tello]

Thank you Lana :)
This is only a look at women artists from the Western and Christian world.
Maybe you can broaden our vision with women artists in the Muslin world?

[Lana]

very interesting,,,, thank you Madalena :-)

[Madalena Lobao_Tello]

Frida Kahlo

And it is bound to mention the Mexican Frida Kahlo, now converted into an icon of the masses, for the way she managed to transform the tragic circumstances of his life suffering in the field of art.

[Madalena Lobao_Tello]

Tamara de Lempicka

The diffuse decorativism of the art-déco, with a taste that characterized the years between the wars, took in the evocative work of Tamara de Lempicka one of its best examples.

[Madalena Lobao_Tello]

Mary Cassatt

There were not many and could still be easily counted, but their names began to appear on the main artistic movements developed in the late nineteenth century. The quantum leap would be with the triumph of vanguardis that cemented the new concepts of modern art.

[Madalena Lobao_Tello]

Berthe Morisot
The triumph of bourgeois liberalism in the nineteenth century, with the spread of romanticism and realistic reaction driven by the achievements of the industrial revolution, would a change in the attitude of women who began their long march to access equal rights: educational, legal and political aspects. So, they began to share their learning with their male counterparts and the result of its work began to lose that uniqueness of isolation usual character, which had been a hallmark until then.

[Madalena Lobao_Tello]

Sofonisba Anguissola

Closed (wax) in the female duty they should be reduced to the private family home, some of them adaptat its activity to those areas that may be more consistent with its primary mission and appear to be socially acceptable: miniature portraits, still life, flower boxes, and so on.
Meanwhile, in parallel, its role as muses and inspiring the plastic creation plastic is confirmed in the world art. With the momentum of the Enlightenment (Ilustración) , is a timid lead, but progressive and increasingly strong emergence of women artists who were already in the eighteenth century played an important role in disseminating the image of "natural" maternal and Domestic family virtues.