Identity critical texts Flashcards
1
Q
Individual v. Representative
A
Shearer West
Portraits should be able
‘to convey their distinct identity as well as link him or her to a particular social milieu’
2
Q
Portraiture
A
Richard Brilliant
should aim to ‘not simply capture a likeness but to capture the whole individual’
3
Q
Gender
A
Shearer West
depictions of men have ‘a story of potential when young and achievement when middle aged’
for women it is about beauty or the loss of it
4
Q
Default man
A
Grayson Perry
‘the distinct thing about Default Man is that in many ways he is the baclground’
