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[helena-m-rickman]

Countdown for Jiminie's 26th birthday!!!

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[amycashlevel6]

7/4/19

Sheila Pree Bright is an artist who uses Barbie Dolls to showcased photographs of Barbie’s to show the racist and sexist standards of dolls throughout her series “Plastic Bodies.”

I really like how she portrays the doll as a real human. The images above look as if it should be a real person with long hair and jeans on as if it’s a fashion shoot and Barbie is the model. This I believe is a good match for me to research into as she is using Barbie’s similar to me and using them to show sexism whereas mine is being used to show objectification.

[becca-blow97]

African Textiles

Akwete Cloth- Woven by Igbo people

Ukara- dyed indigo cloth by Igbo people

Aso Oke- woven by Yoruba people

Adire- tie dye produced by Yoruba

Kente Cloth- woven by Ashanti and Ewe people

Barkcloth- produced by Buganda tribe

Mudcloth- produced by Bambara tribe

Kanga cloth- produced in Tanzania

Kitenge- produced in Tanzania and other East African regions

Chitenge- produced in Zambia

Shweshwe- produced in South Africa

Ankara (or African Wax Prints)- produced in West Africa

cultural significance > The Dogon believe that spinning and weaving thread can be likened to human reproduction and the notion of rebirth

Colour is often significant > Ewe, Ashanti- black and white kente cloth is typically work at funerals of elderly to signify both a celebration of life and mourning of death

[amycashlevel6]

Destricted

When watching the Larry Clark Interviews on Destricted they exhibited opinions of young men who were asked if they would like to have sex with a porn star. One said remembering a pornographic film he watched “She was really tiny and he was so big he like, broke her in half. That really got me off.” Implying he enjoyed the idea of this woman being so small and frail the man could have his way with her regardless of what she wanted. Highlighting she would be powerless and an object for enjoyment. This indicates this young man enjoyed looking at that woman as a small and weak creature. Similar to a toy you wouldn’t care for with emotion. Another young man said, “I don’t find it degrading at all the only people who do I think are embarrassed by themselves because they’re overweight or not pretty, so they feel ashamed.” This shows us he doesn’t find anything wrong with women being looked at in pornography even though the scenes or imagery might be degrading or sexually objectifying, because it turns him on. Disregarding women’s feelings just because he assumes they’re “not pretty.” Women may find pornography degrading for a number of reasons such as they feel like they’re not been seen as humans with emotions, desires or opinions like men are. Another mentioned he would enjoy “aggressive, loud, anal sex with hair pulling and biting” These remarks made by a young man who is the future of our generation could have a big impact on how women are treated in society. This could increase rape and sexual assault as their opinion majorly insinuates they don’t care about a woman’s consent, opinion or feelings due to the aggressive or sexual nature they have towards women suggested by that statement.

This is an extract from my first draft of my dissertation which I didn’t use in the final one I submitted for grading. It explains the Larry Clark interviews on Destricted.

[laurentravers97-blog]

My Process Book: Gender & Intimacy by Lauren Travers (2019)

I am really pleased with the outcome of my process book. Intimacy is conveyed through the size of the book. Its small and compact nature makes the viewer want to hold it close to the body to read.

[amycashlevel6]

25/3/19

Luke teaching me how to colour correct and printing some samples off

[amycashlevel6]

28/4/19

Book inspiration 

I have decided to go for a perfect bound book when I come to print off my process book. I think it matches the clean simplistic design I have created for my book. My work also has a simplistic design to it also so I think this is a good idea. 

[amycashlevel6]

I am highlighting the position of women in relation to objectification. Whilst researching the link between objectification and object. Combining the use of the Barbie doll I have utilised the process of photography to infer how women are being displayed and how this links to objectification.

Amy Cashmore, 2019