Just thought I'd start a discussion about the grotesque and femaleness. Mary Russo has an essay called 'The Female Grotesque' that is actually one of the texts for the CI lectures but might be interesting to look at now for this project. And as discussed on Friday Mikhail Bakhtin writes on the grotesque through medieval carnival.
It might be interesting to explore/discuss notions of female and feminine and the grotesque and share ideas for potential influence to the practical aspects of this work.
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after the ci lecture i understand the concept of grotesque and femaleness in a much clearer concept. especialy about the crossing the line and personal boundries :P
ReplyDeleteglad to hear it Amy. Yeh I think it is particularly interesting to consider the individuality of the 'ergh' factor and what it is that 'defiles' a particular form or idea for each of us.
ReplyDeleteQuite interesting debate that started up over body modification art/artists too and the 'lack of subtlety' and question over what is the point in such body art. I think, whether we 'like' it or not, this type of work can be seen as experimenting with methods of transforming the body, transgressing the limits of the body itself.
yes defo!
ReplyDeleteye i agree...like you said everyone has their own 'ergh' factor and we wont all agree on what that is. this will be the same for the audience....each one will have a different 'ergh' factor so its good that we are not focussing around a particualr one. hopefully this will allow the audience to interact with us and what we are portraying.
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