The photo I picked is a artist named Romeo Santos. In Latin America he is considered the prince charming and heart melting to all women. I fell that he is idealized because there are a lot of people that wish they can be him, also if you think about it the music industry use handsome people so that society can be hooked to them. Society is mainly drawn to good looking people that is one reason why I believe that Romeo Santos is a perfect candidate for the style of idealize. If you look at Romeo Santos you see that he isn't guy he is attractive and his voice and the way he sings and writes his songs are mostly about love and betrayal which are to things that humans go through in life especially women so they listen to his music and compare their life to the lyrics of the song. Some girls also compare they boyfriend or husband to Romeo Santos because they feel that he’s highly romantic and what woman wouldn't want that. I don’t think that burgers ideas apply to this photograph because he isn't nude and the object of this photo isn't a woman it’s a man.

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This Painting Winter Night by Alphonse Maria Mucha its representational background is stylized because of the its simplicity and its non-naturalistic conventional forms. It wants you to believe that its real but its just what the eyes want to believe and in the artist eyes its something very different. In the reading "Ways of Seeing" by John Berger is letting us know that the cultural presence of the woman is still very much different from that of the man. A women's presences  is related to herself and not to the world. She doesn't represent potential but just of her herself. Berger simplifies this by arguing that "men act – women appear". Women feel others looking. They like to be observed. The  surveying of women is men. Meaning that that there are different ways of seeing man and woman.  

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This stunning figurative painting by polish artist Emilii Wilk depicts a semi-nude woman wrapped around a blanket staring at something, and drinking from a cup. The style of the painting is realistic. Initially, I assumed it was an idealized painting. But as I observed more, I noticed that the woman's hair is messy and short, she looks quite tired and it sort of appears like she just woke up and it looks very un idealistic. In "Ways of Seeing", By John Berger he states, "To be naked is to be oneself. To be nude is to be seen naked by others and yet not recognized for oneself." Berger is expressing the distinctions between the words naked and nude. In this painting, the woman is not far from being completely nude. Supposing that the blanket weren't there, she would be nude.

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Blog Post #3 "Male vs Female"

"Big Man", by Ron Mueck, is a representational figurative sculpture, held in the Strange Bodies exhibition, at the Hirshborn Museum and Sculpture Garden. This exceptional resin and fiber glass sculpture, displays an enormous ogre-like naked man sitting in a corner. What first stuck me about this work of art was its lifelike appearance. I was mesmerized by the fact that the man was ironically sitting in a fetal position. Ron Mueck, in "Big Man", makes near exact reference to realistic human form, revealing the “Big Man’s” features and flaws.

John Berger, in “Ways of Seeing”, states, “Women are depicted in a quite different way from men – not because the feminine is different from the masculine – but because the ‘ideal’ spectator is always assumed to be male and the image of the woman is designed to flatter him”. Ron Mueck exemplifies Ron Berger’s concept in, “Big Man”. The sculpture visually strikes the viewer by displaying an imperfect male sculpture opposed to an idealized female sculpture. Mueck went outside the box and stunned people with his remarkable design. The usual naked sculpture or painting would be of a female looking at the viewer. Mueck displays an angry naked man who looks the least bit flattering. Mueck proves Berger’s concept stating that if a naked feminine figure was replaced with a male figure, we will be taken by surprise.

 

 

 

 

 

This work of art was created by Wangechi Mutu in the year 2003. He named it " Yo Mama." The representational style of this figurative work is stylized. You can't give a name to the figure in the drawing because no body really looks like that. The female shown could be anybody. John Berger said that "a naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude." While viewing this work of art I can see this female as an object. Though she is not as realistic as other fugitive works she is portraying her body as an object. She is giving the male viewer a certain message through the way she is positioned in this drawing. Mutu, however, created this drawing to symbolize strong female fighter. He was inspired by a famous musicians mother in Nigeria. Without reading the content of this drawing I would say that Berger's idea definitely applies to this drawing that I selected. 

 

 



Blog #3: Reclining nude

       This piece is title Reclining Female Nude, and with a piece like this I find it difficult to identify the style. It’s is a photograph, a salted paper print. But just because it is a photograph, does that mean it automatically gets classified as realistic? I’m going to say it is realistic, but also I don’t see any flaws with this women’s body, almost looks perfect, that’s what puzzles me. The image supports the idea of an ideal woman; because I see no flaws, smooth skin and healthy body. This image is clearly that of a naked woman, and she appears to be lying on a blanket in the middle of the room.  There is a pillow for support and she is posed in a seductive and affluent way. This is supported by the fact that she is dangling jewelry from her posed hand. “(Often in the nude) a woman’s body is arranged the way it is, to display it to the man looking at the picture. This picture is made to appeal to his sexuality. It has nothing to do with her sexuality” (Berger, 3).  Berger’s ideas definitely apply to this piece because the woman’s body is positioned in a way to appeal to the male viewer and to the artist. Although the woman is looking away you can still get the sense that this naked body is seen as an object to the viewer.

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The Miracle of Christ Healing the Blind by El Greco  painted in 1570. The style of this painting is idealistic, because we don't really know how Christ actually looked like. it is just giving us and idea of how the moment could have looked like.  Berger states that "the social presence of a woman is different in kind from that of a man" (1). I agree, Some of the men in the painting seem to be playing the role of the women that Berger has implied. It is weird to see men wearing very little clothing and posing. There are a few women in the painting but the men are the ones being more exposed.

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This is an painting that has worm and cool colors, it has too humans trying to walk romantically. to me this artist its trying to show an emotional feeling towards another person in his live, and it shows that shes cold to him and his worm to her. the reflection on the floor its so well done, i like how the warm and cool colors are combine with each other its a beautiful painting.  

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The Portrait of a Young Woman by Lorenzo di Credi is a realistic representational painting. It is a portrait of the widow of Credi’s brother. The woman in the painting has expression in her face and has details around her eyes. The puffiness around her eyes tell the story of her weeping at the lost of her husband. She is dressed in all black and in her hands she holds what looks like to be her wedding ring. You can see the sadness and somberness in her eyes along with a mournful pout across her lips. Around her head you can see tree branches and leaves framing her face. It is almost has if the painter tried to create a black halo around her face. The artist manages to convince the viewer that this women was a grieving widow. In Ways of Seeing by Jonh Berger, Berger states, “By contrast, a woman’s presence expresses her own attitude to herself, and defines what can and cannot be done to her”. I feel that this quotes expresses the essence of the painting because her presence is a depressing one. The artist portrays her depression in the way he paints her eyes, bringing them away from the viewer almost as if the woman is too pained to look at anyone in the eyes.

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Clothing the Naked
Michiel Sweerts (Flemish, Brussels 1618–1664 Goa) Metropolitan Museum

The style resembles to European artists before 1800s, known as Old Masters. They painted in a style that is much realistic to a point where it's almost like photography. In this painting, you see a naked man (hopefully a man), and a fully clothed woman handing him a piece of clothing. This implies that the woman does not want to see the man naked. With that, we can depict that nude men are not wanted nor favored in 18th century paintings. Nude women however are favorable among people, because their body represents beauty. A naked man is not what society wants to see. "Women are depicted in a quite different way from men" John Berger states in Ways of Seeing.

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This painting I chose is titled "Danielle" by Jeremy Lipking. This depicts a sad or even miserable looking girl around her teen years in a very somber toned setting. At first glance, I thought this painting was idealized because the features of the girl were far too perfect. The typical flawlessly skinned girl with rosy red cheeks to add on to the "innocence" of a teen girl. However, analyzing the painting carefully, I noted some flaws on her face, such as the bags under her eyes. It looks as if she had her eye make-up smeared from tears. Another detail I noticed was her hair was seemingly damp and lifeless. John Berger in, Ways of Seeing states, "The social presence of a woman is different in kind from that of a man" (1). I agree with this quote, I feel that had this been a depiction of a teenage boy, it wouldn't stand out as much as "Danielle". Plus it would look rather awkward to see a boy in this state.

 

This piece of work above is an image of the human body, which is called "figurative work".

The style is realistic, however it looks a bit like a cartoon. Therefore it tricks the viewer, at least to my knowledge its realistic, but it looks stylized. The pastel colors, the background even the foreground reflects realistic/stylized. the women hair, her body reflects stylized as well. In reference to "Berger" I believe the things he stated in his reading happens to be true. When looking at a female, we tends to look "sexy" if a man poses a certain way, it may look a peculiar way. The women gesture and facial expression makes up this artwork. I love the way her hair even flows into the background of the picture. The way her lip color goes with the outside of the painting. I'm loving art more and more. Its really interesting.   

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Art and Society
Daniel F. Ambia

I chose this photograph entitled, "Mom and Dad", by Janine Antoni, 1994 from the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. The style of these portraits is representational and realistic because the natural flaws of the subjects are clearly visible and it is obvious the couple are not professional models. Somehow the artist managed to convince her parents to dress up as one another and pose for her. The layout of the photograph is pretty generic, the first photo could be the sample picture in a picture frame for sale. It caught my eye after my second glance because I noticed the three photographs were of the same two people in drag. John Berger discusses the role of women in art, "the social presence of a woman is different in kind from that of a man". He continues to discuss how women in our society constantly put themselves on display for men whether consciously or unconsciously. These portraits sort of blur the lines because I was unable to distinguish the sex of the models until closer examination. And even now I can't be sure 100% which one is the mother and which the father. I thought Janine Antoni was going for comedic effect but after reading a little about her I think she was going for more of a social statement. All in all I thought it was cool that she convinced her parents to pose essentially as eachother and maybe I can check this piece out when we go as a class.

Blog Post # 3 "Phryne revealed before the Areopagus"

This representational style is idealized, it shows us Phryne's body as a hope or ambition to one day have that beautiful body. In 1861 Jean-Leon Gerome, created a famous painting called "Phryne revealed before the Areopagus." Phryne was a women in her era constantly criticized of sleeping with various men. This shows how only women are always being punished for actions that if men did, everyone will call it normal, even to this day. Women are supposed to be this chaste, angelic and pure object, and in those times Phryne was neither. In this painting she is standing in front of the highest governmental council of ancient Athens, she was being trialed for impiety. To deepen her shame the verdict tore her dress in front of everyone and they were amazed at her perfect body complexion. According to the jury, they decided to relieve her charges because of pity. To be nude in front of a crowd without your consent it must be degrading. It is true but its not what Jean-Leon Gerome wants you to see. Phryne is being looked as a perfect woman in this painting, her body is admired by everyone in the jury, their face expressions are evident. John Berger believes that "To be naked is to be oneself. A naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude. (The sight of it as an object simulates the use of it as an object.) Nakedness reveals itself. Nudity is placed on display....Nudity is a form of dress". If you expose someone nude, you don't really see the person standing in front of you, just like when Phryne was being judged by the jury. Instead they looked at her body an object and pardon her.  If we didn't knew Phryne's background we will still think of her dazzling and magnificent body that bewitches anyone who sees it. In a painting, perfection of a woman like Phryne makes her desired and idealized.