Art At The Margins

ISBN-13: 9783639173864 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 168 str.

Drunell Levinson

Opis

This book is a descriptive and historical study ofhow Jennifer Kotter, Ray Materson and BonniePeterson, three late 20th century artists, use theirexperience, objects from everyday life, and thetechniques of "womens work" to create "art at themargins." Levinson defines "art at the margins" asart that is perceived to be low art, rather thanhigh art, because the artists use "womenswork"-techniques stereotyped with domestic activitiesand craft. Her discussion focuses on how the artworkremains or transcends its status at the margins andmoves among diverse categories of art. Interviewswith the three artists reveal their life experiencesand views on their art. Each artists medium is setin an historical context to show how the mediumevolved, how certain perceptions became attached toit, and how the concept of mainstream art changedover time. Included are sections on femalestereotypes, embroidery, art quilts, and pluralistart of the 1970s. Levinsons in-depth analysis shedslight on the pluralism of art, techniques andmaterials in the late 20th and early 21st centuries,and should be useful to art critics, art historians,students and cultural studies professionals.

O autorze

Drunell Levinson, Ph.D.: Studied Art Education and Folk Art at
the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human
Development. She is a New York City artist and exhibition
specialist who explores artwork using repetitive tasks and
techniques associated with women s work.