Transcript Culturally Diverse Women Artists and Art Projects in

Visual Politics; Gender Issue
‘Object of Desire’
photographs of pregnant women by Teri Hylton
The photographs addresses women reclaiming their sexual Icon
images with the tradition of the patriarchal society.
Imagery: Cultural Sources
Pregnant Women
Artist
Statement
Pregnant women challenge the object of desire and concept of women being a
container; their bodies being used for their ‘sexual organ’ to contain the fetus
(Teri Hylton, 2001)
‘Medical Medical’
Documentary Photographs of Herself
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Artist’s Statement
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The artworks question and
give rise to complications
of the legal and illegal drug
for the bodily causes
It focuses on the use of
legally prescribed tablets
for the Hyper Thyroxine
condition to regulate
hormone balance in my
Subject matter
body and the requirement
Female health
of the drug cannabis to
& drugs
assist the balance of the
hormone balance and the
hyper energy of the
prescribed tablets.
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Findings
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These artists’ cultural values & beliefs
were strongly influenced by their parents
and childhood
These artists have a more global
perspectives of culture than their parents
They were concerned about social &
cultural issues and expressed them in
their artwork.
They used visual imagery and symbolism
to explore, create and represent their
cultural identities.
They like to live and work in London
Contemporary artworks as sites for
identity research
Identity
 Artistic Identity
 Proliferation of Identities
 Globalisation of Culture
 Identity and Place
 Artworks as Research Data
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