Assignment 12-14: Minimalism Art Movement Vs. Feminist Art Movement PDF

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Art 1000C Professor Liza Papi- Compares the Minimalism Art Movement Vs. Feminist Art Movement. Discusses the qualities and key attributes of each movement, as well as analyzing deeper into the art. ...

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Kaitlyn Hartmann Art 1000C Assignment 12/14 Minimalism Art Movement Vs. Feminist Art Movement The Minimalism art movement is a movement where artists tried to bring back art that they believed has become old or out of style. The artists used prefabricated industrial materials that were simple. Emphasis was placed on the physical space that the artwork took up that often forced people to see and examine the work of art. Those who examined it saw the factors of weight, height, gravity, agility and the appearance of light. Minimalist art was very basic and usually just structures and/or sculptures that were often geometric as opposed to people and symbolic meaning behind the artwork. Feminist Art derived from the feminist movement in the 1960’s. Women gained power during this time and their art was so good that it competed with other artists, including men. Looking at a feminist piece of art, one would not be able to tell that women had even created it. Many women chose to make their art de-gendered so that viewers wouldn’t view their art as anything less than it really was. Women at this time were strong, resilient and devoted to making their art known and stand a chance in the world that has been dominated by men for so long. Feminist Art often featured women looking powerful and it foreshadowed them gaining power in society and becoming more dominant. Minimalism often did not have any hidden message behind it where feminist art provoked plenty of thought and made the viewers see women in a different light....