Introduction:
The New Objectivity art movement was set in a time when the role and characteristics of the women was being questioned and the idea of a “New Woman” was developing in the 1920’s. Women were stepping out of the bounds of the sole role of homemaker to one that expanded to become a bigger part of the society. They did this by becoming a part of the workforce, becoming more publicly sexual, which began the conversion of the rigidity and lack of fluidity in gender roles. Artist of the New Objectivity movement were capturing this change in the society by portraying these women in their new capacities, though their perception of the women was typically either hyper sexual and promiscuous, or it over played their masculine features. …show more content…
When men left for the war, women stepped up to the plate and started working the same jobs that men did in order to fill their spots and keep the country running in their absence. However, when the men returned from war, women did not return to their domestic roles and retreat from their new public ones. The men of the country came back to new working women who did their jobs alongside men and began going out without the escort of a male. Woman adapted more ‘masculine’ traits such as smoking, drinking, and loose clothes, which was viewed as drifting farther from typical ‘feminine’ traits. It was in these circumstances that the “New Woman” was fabricated and a vital subject of New Objectivity was …show more content…
Germany. Many women are dressed in masculine clothes, shirts with ties, short hair and hats. Their faces are sharp and angular giving of them all a masculine feel, along with their very limited make up makes them feel farther from what is prescribed as a “feminine” identity. Some women embraced this link to masculinity and they themselves began wearing accessories that were considered “masculine”, as pictured in Anne Biermann’s photo, Women with a Monocle. Displaying the “New Woman” as a more masculine figure was common in “New Objectivity” and appeared to be a more fair representation of women that was embraced by women artists. Some artist did attempt to represent women in a fitting light that gave an insight to the reality of who they were. Artists such
The New Objectivity art movement was set in a time when the role and characteristics of the women was being questioned and the idea of a “New Woman” was developing in the 1920’s. Women were stepping out of the bounds of the sole role of homemaker to one that expanded to become a bigger part of the society. They did this by becoming a part of the workforce, becoming more publicly sexual, which began the conversion of the rigidity and lack of fluidity in gender roles. Artist of the New Objectivity movement were capturing this change in the society by portraying these women in their new capacities, though their perception of the women was typically either hyper sexual and promiscuous, or it over played their masculine features. …show more content…
When men left for the war, women stepped up to the plate and started working the same jobs that men did in order to fill their spots and keep the country running in their absence. However, when the men returned from war, women did not return to their domestic roles and retreat from their new public ones. The men of the country came back to new working women who did their jobs alongside men and began going out without the escort of a male. Woman adapted more ‘masculine’ traits such as smoking, drinking, and loose clothes, which was viewed as drifting farther from typical ‘feminine’ traits. It was in these circumstances that the “New Woman” was fabricated and a vital subject of New Objectivity was …show more content…
Germany. Many women are dressed in masculine clothes, shirts with ties, short hair and hats. Their faces are sharp and angular giving of them all a masculine feel, along with their very limited make up makes them feel farther from what is prescribed as a “feminine” identity. Some women embraced this link to masculinity and they themselves began wearing accessories that were considered “masculine”, as pictured in Anne Biermann’s photo, Women with a Monocle. Displaying the “New Woman” as a more masculine figure was common in “New Objectivity” and appeared to be a more fair representation of women that was embraced by women artists. Some artist did attempt to represent women in a fitting light that gave an insight to the reality of who they were. Artists such