ARTH 338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cindy Sherman, Judith Butler, Mary Douglas

• School: McGill University
• Department: Art History & Communications
• Course: ARTH 338
• Professor: Julia Skelly

Document Summary

Jean-august-dominique ingres, grnade odalisque 1814: her spine is elongated so there is an element of deformity within the classical body. It is contained in the sense that it isn"t threatening and it is delicate. In the sense that she is represented as a sexualized body, she is presented as a classical body, not an abject body due to the space and her concubine look. William-adolphe bouguereau, the birth of venus 1879 i. Edouard manet, le d jeuner sur l"herbe i: the juxtaposition of her nudity and the men in suits suggests she is a prostitute. Manet plays with this idea by making a classical piece away from a historic sense to a present day art piece. Titian, venus of urbino 1538 i. ii. an acceptable sexual context as she hides her parts the above manet piece, olympia is an interpretation of this piece.