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Gendered Violence Layout #2- "Bruised at the Hands of…
Gendered Violence
Layout #2- "Bruised at the Hands of Society"
Depicting the physical abuses
of an act committed against a person's will based on gender norms and imbalanced power relationships is known as sexual and gender-based violence.
Gendered violence
, which involves both threats and coercion, is a serious violation of human rights that frequently targets women who are generally seen as the "weaker, defenseless breed."
Subject Matter:
presenting the harm caused by society's
cuffing gender norms
that enable/permit gendered violence, more specifically
domestic violence against women
;
spreading awareness
about the consequences of a culture of normalized domestic abuse.
symbolism
grimy and glow-less face of a woman (uneven pigmentation, and bruises indicate tiredness and injury)
rugged, scarred, veiny hands tied by the handcuffs
woman defensively covering her face with the handcuffs
dirty metal handcuffs (indicate entrapment)
expressive use of somber and toned down colours
messy, tangled hair all over the place; associated with being startled and violence
https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/handcuffed-picture-id989420298?b=1&k=20&m=989420298&s=170667a&w=0&h=lw6csOqYDZUPtAZYHVl9dqe04vap9taukjX5UjebuIE=
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/concept-of-fear-shame-domestic-violence-gm867703142-144772209
Colour - contrasting, limited and local
usage of colour allowing for the creation of
powerful, bold images,
the use of sombre shades of colours like purple and orange
affiliated with domestic violence
; the technique of
symbolism
. Contrast allows for the creation of a
compositional balance
and an attractive piece.
Technique
: style of
frescoes
and fusion with the
post-impressionist style,
the medium of
water-soluble pigments
(mix-media with combination of acrylics to facilitate
stippling, underpainting, and layering
) that are attributed to frescoes on a canvas and creating texture or greater tonal value
For the disorderly and tangled portrayal of the woman's hair, the
technique of stippling and layering
will be used to create texture
underpainting is highly useful for building contrast, texture, and tonal value, it makes layering more effective
Space:
Establishing a focal point in the centre of the image with the use of s
uggestive colours in the background
and
manipulating proportions
Inspiration - Jose Clemente Orozco's "Father Hidalgo" and Diego Riviera's "Man at Crossroads" where
space, colours, and proportions
are used effectively to create a
human focal point
, and V
incent Van Gogh's
portrayal of overworked and abused human figures and features as well as subdued/grim/symbolic use of colours in
"The Potato Eaters"
