Womens art was traditionally functional and anonymous (in ancient cultures). It was about the object as a useful, ritual, functional object for the good of the tribe/collective. This is, in part, a large reason for the differentiation between craft (generally pottery, weaving, i.e. womens creative artifacts) and Art which has a completely different emphasis and connotation. (I understand the differences, but cease to regard them as important anymore). It IS useful, however, to understand the differences and why they came about. There was no consciousness about ownership rights, etc, THAT is a function of the EGO and shows an aspect of becoming individuated (seen as a separate and *important/valuable* self) separate from the tribe. MEN began signing their work early on, denoting ownership and importance, not to the work itself, but to the individual who created it. Women have historically been behind the curve in claiming their ownership of things, mostly because of issues around ego and collective/collaborative work sharing. Developing a sense of selfhood and ego in the external (public) world can be defined as a masculinization of consciousness (proprietary rights and value based protective attitudes) over what use to be a ritual offering to the collective, especially as it applies to art. Ari Annona~
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:43:52 +0000
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