#male gaze

2 articles tagged with "male gaze"

The Nude in Art: History, Meaning, and Why It Remains Controversial
Art History
5 min read

The Nude in Art: History, Meaning, and Why It Remains Controversial

Kenneth Clark said "to be naked is to be deprived; to be nude is to be art." From Botticelli to Manet, discover why the nude remains art's most controversial subject.

The Male Gaze in Art: Laura Mulvey and How We Look at Female Subjects
Art History
5 min read

The Male Gaze in Art: Laura Mulvey and How We Look at Female Subjects

Laura Mulvey coined "the male gaze" in 1975. Discover how it applies to painting, why John Berger got there first, and how bell hooks changed the conversation with the oppositional gaze.

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