Lying with the Wolf
Kiki Smith. New York. 2001 C.E. Ink and pencil on paper
Featuring an act of bonding between human and animal, reverence for the natural world. ther domestic piece of fabric. The depiction of a woman and dangerous animal so easily coexisting is a powerful visual message, one that reminds us of Biblical characters, figures from Greek myth, and even eastern deities.
Form:
-ink and pencil on paper
-2001
-American artist born in Germany
-large wrinkled drawing pinned to a wall reminiscent of a tablecloth of bed sheet
Function:
-show woman's strength
-depicts a female nude figure
Content:
- woman lying down with a wild beast: her strength is shown by the beast seeming to be tamed by her grasp
-wolf is usually an evil / dangerous symbol but not here
-all about the differing of stereotypes (the woman = strength and the wolf takes the role of the innocent pitiful woman)
Context:
-Modern Art
-changing of traditional forms of painting (oils to acrylics) and sculpture (marble to experimentation with new materials)
Cross-Cultural Comparison: Stereotypes
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