Today on Mistigram, another group of women painted by @delphinehennelly , released in the MIST1116 artpack and featured here today in honor of International Women’s Day.
Less coy than the last group (this piece entitled “The Group” in turn), some of these ladies are bold enough to meet the viewer’s gaze directly, like Manet’s Olympia (ahem, her own Olympia, thank you very much) , acknowledging that between the paintbrushes and the selfie-taking smartphone, they have seized the means of image production, to serve new masters (mistresses, actually) with different priorities.
Now clothed, now nude, according to their capricious pleasure, they are living it up on their own terms without concern for the consequences of being caught by that slut-shaming male gaze. Actaeon, mind yourself! While a variety of moods are in evidence across their faces, they have consensus on this matter, and if a second opinion is called for, a whole sister contingent cavorts through sensual poses in the distant background (or is it an oak leaf-framed wallpaper, perhaps informed by these ladies’ inner thoughts), doubling down on the position (OK, on the various positions, but unified in their conclusion) and serving as a reminder that images are not the only important thing whose means of production they enjoy a monopoly over. http://ift.tt/2n3Diem
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