on the body

Question 1

IIU susiraja key words

Answer 1

-performance in front of the camera
-confronts conventional ideas of beauty & embraces her own body in all its imperfections

Question 2

by inserting herself in the image

Answer 2

it challenges the viewer to confront their own preconceived notions of beauty and gender

Question 3

Cindy Sherman; by inserting herself in the image

Answer 3

-she blurs the lines between reality and fiction

Question 4

Shermans characters embody

Answer 4

stereotypical roles and highlighting ways in which women have been objectified, and idealized in pop culture.

Question 5

sherman; this challenges viewers to…

Answer 5

Reconsider their own perceptions of gender and identity

Question 6

Olympia- Edouard Manet; Key ideas

Answer 6

confrontation of the viewer; direct gaze of Olympia & confident posture, confronts viewer with a sense of agency & self-awareness

Question 7

what creates a sense of immediacy & intensity

Answer 7

-Manets bold brushwork, combined with the controversial subject matter

Question 8

By presenting what, does Manet do

Answer 8

-By presenting a sexualized female figure, Manet disrupts the boundaries b/w high and low culture, inviting others to reconsider their assumptions about beauty, morality and power.