Mine, Mobile Nation (above) and Golden Girl: a Portrait
(below) weren't among the 71
chosen for the exhibition.
Today, I've had a look at the 7 works to be voted on for the Prize.
At least 5 are by men! One by a woman and the other - I'm not sure as the name is unfamilier to me - maybe Eloiza Mills is a second woman? Whatever, 5 out of 7 are men... What does this reflect, if anything?
The art is good. It is thoughtful. It is in the case of the men's art also very male (!): military dictators, a burning tank, a male self-portrait, a visual reflection on society's loss of compassion which somehow said to me "a woman would've probably done this differently". Am I right or am I stereotyping?
The portrait of a woman is appealing, beguilingly simple. I like it best. It is by the person who may or not be another woman. But that is not why I like it best.... Maybe I like it because it's the least urban, the least aggressive, the most celebratory of nature, of non-technology, and of life. It's simply itself. It appears to have no agenda.
Also today, dropped in on an exhibition of art by school art teachers. Lovely stuff: beautifully done. Optimistic exploration, felt most of these teachers would inspire the kids. Apparently this was a course of continuing professional development, a chance for art teachers to do art.
The art teacher, like the music teacher & the RE teacher, has a "cinderella subject" ... which can be depressingly isolating in the world of school league tables and targets.
But Cinderella was the one who was chosen by the prince...
Art, music and spiritual awareness, the necessary balance to science & technology...??
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