Women on the walls women as subjects in street art around the world

The first book to focus exclusively on women as subjects in street art, this study, part travelogue and part dialogue, examines these depictions of women artistically, politically, and culturally across continents. Interviews with artists peel back the layers between artist and image, revealing stor...

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Hauptverfasser: Fleischmann, Katja (VerfasserIn), Mann, Robert H. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Atglen, PA Schiffer Publishing [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:The first book to focus exclusively on women as subjects in street art, this study, part travelogue and part dialogue, examines these depictions of women artistically, politically, and culturally across continents. Interviews with artists peel back the layers between artist and image, revealing stories about their work, its context, and its environment. From artists in LA pushing back on Hollywood's shiny perfection; to painters in Costa Rica examining the cultural links of women, myth, and nature; to women in South Africa decrying domestic violence, what links these works are their temporality and public ownership. Why do wall artists choose women as their frequent and favorite subjects? What does it say about our conceptions of gender and rebellion, protest, pride, place, and community? And how does the growing commercialization of street art affect their portrayal? Color photos and guided historical context provoke these questions and inspire further ones.
Beschreibung:224 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9780764364037
0764364030