Today's discussion was pretty intense! LOL As I said in class, I wish Williams was more direct in her thinking. I really enjoyed the article but she was very ambiguous about her stance on things. And I thought I was really weirded out by waht Williams was saying about Sprinkle but then I goggled her name to see what would happen and below is one of the images I found. It's really graphic so look at your own discretion. I think in showing this image, it reinforces the idea of comfort and what I would associate with feminism. In this picture, we can see how truly free Sprinkle is, not only in her sexuality but also with her body. I wonder if this is the same freedom that Olan has with her body. She must feel some sort of freedom is she chooses to do whatever she wants to her face and body and come under the gaze as she does. Even though I didn't understand why she was showing her body, it must have also been to make a statement. Anywho...click the ling to see the Sprinkle image...which I found on the broolynmuseum.org website...how sheltered could she have been!?
Also, if it's here then it must be art...or at least someone thinks so.
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I just looked at this link in the computer lab and I think that the boy next to me is thoroughly freaked out.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this a good representation of comfort and I think that it's probably the same level of comfort that Orlan feels with her body. I think that making your body that public depicts freedom and comfort.
I also think that perhaps the motive behind not directly expressing her (Williams's) views is to allow the reader to draw their own conclusions about where to draw the line between art and pornography.
I just find this a bit extreme. (I was lucky to open this at home, haha) I understand that she is trying to say she is comfortable with her body, and no one ever does seem to look at the "inside", but I don't quite make the connection with art...this is the last thing I ever think of, when I think of art, or even performance art.
ReplyDeleteThe picture reminded me of a Celtic goddess, Sheela Na Gig. She's from their creation myths and her image is found on the doorways of ancient temples. Here's a link to a statuette of Sheela: http://www.musicheaven.gr/html/modules/Blog/accounts/pramateftis/1195046894.jpg
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