Because I am a Woman
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Adrian Baker: Waterbirth
Acrylic on canvas, 48” X 34”.
We were just reminded of that while looking over this again. #GunAds
Strong Families is seeking visual artists to create cards for our annual Mama’s Day and first ever Papa’s Day series. These innovative, social justice campaigns highlight families who are often left out of the traditional Mother’s and Father’s Day celebration and whose likeness can’t be found on Hallmark cards.
We believe all families matter, and are working with artists to provide powerful visuals that include queer, immigrant, single parent and young families, as well as cards that celebrate caregivers and cards that represent families across race and ethnicity.
To apply, we are asking for two sample pieces (already created, so we can see your work) as well as a brief statement about what kind of art you would like to create for the campaign.
The deadline for applying is January 13th, 2013.
If we invite you to design a card, we will notify you by January 18th, 2013. A concept and sketch will be due by February 10th, and finals by March 1st. Compensation is $500 for the creation of one image to be used as an e-card.
Gordon Parks, American Gothic, 1942
From the Corcoran Gallery of Art:
Across his careers as an artist, a filmmaker, and an author, Gordon Parks consistently worked to expose racism, poverty, crime, segregation, and other social ills that existed in American society. A self-taught photographer, Parks got his start in 1942 when he earned a fellowship to work for a New Deal government agency called the Farm Security Administration (FSA). He moved to Washington, D.C. and documented the African-American community and the intolerance that they encountered around the city. His best-known photographs from this period feature Ella Watson, a government charwoman employed by the FSA, who Parks befriended and chronicled. In American Gothic, Washington, D.C., Parks posed Watson with her mop and broom in an image derived from Grant Wood’s painting American Gothic, 1930. Standing firmly before the American flag, and looking directly at the camera, Watson signifies how African Americans living in segregation during this era did not possess the freedoms and opportunities symbolized by the flag in the background. When Parks first showed the image to Roy Stryker, his mentor at the FSA, Stryker responded, “Well, you’re getting the idea, but you’re going to get us all fired.” Parks went on to become the first African American staff photographer for Life.
Frida: our #1 idol.
Understandably so! BTW I love the tagline in the description for your blog. So great! :-)
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Question, what is the difference between these two pictures in today’s societal view? Michaelangelo’s “David” on the left has been heralded for centuries as a masterpiece. It is readily viewable by any museum visitor. Pictures of it are plastered in art books and classes worldwide. Why then, would a naked male in the other picture be deemed “obscene” or “pornographic”? Why is our society ready enough to view the sculpture, but not a male model? Why does a penis automatically garner an NC-17 rating from the MPAA when mass killings, drug use, and sex scenes can get a PG-13 label, or be shown on cable TV? Why are we so afraid of seeing our bodies?
Excellent question.
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