Embroidery

In Othello, we have an overflow of male, dominant characters and a deprivation of female ones; so let’s notice and focus on the three women of the play: Desdemona (upper class), Emilia (middle class), and Bianca (lower class). Because she is the daughter of a man with high power, a senator, Desdemona enjoys speaking freely and openly like she does in Act I. In Act I, Desdemona puts up a front with her dad. She acts like the complete opposite of how a woman was expected to in the Venetian times.…

In Native American cultures, the arts are different based on the region, but they are also similar. Throughout America the regions are similar because no matter which region you are in there are impressive gravesites built in each region. Another similarity all three regions had were the art had big heads to represent power and the egos of the kings. Same thing with the gravesites. The bigger the heads and gravesites the more powerful the kings were and it filled the kings’ egos. In the…

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” was a story I did not expect to be as fascinated by as I truly was. By combining an authoritarian yet familiar tone with a realistic setting, Joyce Oates short story angles itself into an unexpected horrifying tale, fit for ones with a distinctly strong heart. “Her name was Connie.” Don’t be fooled by this simple setup. This is not a story about a girl and her jealousy for her perfect sister. This is not a story about Connie finding a warm, comfortable…

Who were Knights? A knight was person awarded for their bravery, courage and loyalty towards the country by either a monarch or king. Knight Armours/ Fighting In the Middle ages (AKA Medieval Times) knights were found wearing suits of armour often made from metal. In particular, the Chain mail armour which was…

Men wore breeches, a waistcoat, and a coat. Breeches were worn just to the knee on top of stockings that went to the foot. Waistcoats were the more stylish part of the outfit as it was decorated with embroidery and pretty fabric. The coat went over everything and was open in the front to display the fancy waistcoat. Men also wore black, heeled shoes that had a big buckle on the front of it. Fashion was said to be very important to many people especially…

Nicolas de Largillière, a French artist known mainly for his portraits of the upper bourgeoisie, painted Portrait of a Woman in 1696 with oil on canvas. It can be found hanging in the European galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Due to a lack of evidence, the identity of the sitter has been widely debated. What can be gathered from records and documentation is that it appears to be either Madame Marie de Thorigny or Hélène de Thorigny; two women from the same wealthy family that…

Judy Chicago was born in 1939 and is an artist feminist and educator whose career now spans five decades. Between 1974 and 1979 Chicago, with the help of hundreds of volunteers, worked on one of her most recognizable pieces, The Dinner Party which is widely recognized as an icon of feminist art and has been permanently housed at the Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. This colossal work of art is a substantial ceremonial banquet in the shape of an open triangle, a shape symbolic of…

In the past few years, the tea set known as Alla was part of the landscape of the Libyan house, either you live in a villa or a small flat, or whether you're a family of two or your home is packed up with10, you have to make space for the Alla in your living room. Libyans have known tea since the nineteenth century, but back then, it was only limited to the Pasha, his family, and his guests, with time Libyans developed their own way of presentation, and "Shahi al-Alla" traditional Libyan tea,…

Formal as Content Prosodies#1: Prosodies #1 is a large three-dimensional sculpture created by Dianna Frid in 2013. It’s one of three figures that form part of a bigger gallery. Made of embroidery loops, plaster, paint, cloth, paper, powder pigments, metal, and cellophane, the figure is placed on a white background with only its “shadow” separating it from its surroundings. Prosodies #1 uses the repetitive shape and pattern of circles to build the sculpture from the base. Some unique features of…

This description of both the nature and fashion of Pearl can be easily related to the detail of the scarlet letter. The fashion and embroidery of her clothing is equal to that of the scarlet letter. Much like scarlet letter, Pearl grasps the attention of those surrounding her causing the community to be taken back by her beauty. The scarlet letter and Pearl are also comparable because…