Feminist United
View allAll Photos Tagged feminism
HBW😊😊😍
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
Don't h8! I got SUCH joy from setting up this laundry room in my basement! Laundry corner items from Dust Bunny & Con., at Kustom9. Laundry art, and lakeside basement house, from ROOST.
beauty is in the beast..
(obsolete)
The state of being feminine; femininity.
[from 1851; less common after 1895]
Inspired by "The Yellow Wallpaper" -Charlotte Perkins Gilman . It is one of the defining works of feminist literature.
This is indeed what a Feminist looks like.
38weeks.
Rob liked the look. I was hot after nesting for 3 hours straight. I found this to wear and he snapped it.
I found this in a magazine about crafts and of course I couldn't resist making one for myself. I know that the original was made during the 1970's but unfortunately not who designed it.
Edit oct 2007: I emailed the magazine and the name of person who designed it is Gunilla Thorgren, a member of the Swedish feminist group "Grupp 8" during the 70's.
Your sister made this mask out of a Time Magazine cover yesterday and you've been terrorizing each other with it ever since.
Artwork ©jackiecrossley
© All rights reserved. This image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. This image is not authorised for use on your blogs, pinboards, websites or use in any other way. You may not download this image without written permission from me. Thank you.
Caged Bird
BY MAYA ANGELOU
A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own
But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
This photo titled "Splendour in the Grass" evokes several layers of sensuality, expressionism, and feminist themes. It captures a woman lying in the grass, bathed in soft sunlight. Her relaxed, almost dreamlike pose, with her head resting on her hand, highlights a natural, unforced sensuality. The greenery surrounding her and the vibrant colours create an intimate connection with nature, emphasising a raw and earthy allure. The soft focus adds a layer of romanticism, enhancing the overall sensual ambiance.
The expressionist elements of the photo are evident in the use of colour, light, and focus. The vivid green of the grass and the bright orange of her hair create a striking contrast that draws the viewer’s eye. This use of bold, expressive colours is reminiscent of expressionist art, where emotional experience takes precedence over realism. The slightly blurred, soft-focus effect adds emotional depth, suggesting a subjective experience rather than a literal depiction, inviting viewers to feel the scene rather than just see it.
From a feminist perspective, the photo celebrates the woman's autonomy and her harmonious relationship with nature. The casual, confident pose conveys a sense of freedom and self-assurance. Unlike traditional depictions of women in nature that often objectify, this image empowers the subject by presenting her in a state of comfort and ease, unburdened by societal expectations. The choice to portray her in a natural, uncontrived setting challenges conventional beauty standards and embraces a more inclusive, authentic representation of femininity.
The title "Splendour in the Grass" refers back to the 1961 film of the same name, which dealt with themes of repressed desire, societal expectations, and the innocence of youth. The photo echoes these themes through its depiction of natural beauty and the serene, contemplative mood of the subject. It suggests a longing for a simpler, more genuine connection with oneself and the world, free from the constraints imposed by society.
This isn’t just a pop-up on my face — it’s the voice many women hear before they speak.
We rehearse, rephrase, soften, shrink. Not because we don’t know what to say, but because we’ve been taught to question how we say it — and how we’ll be judged.
We question our tone. Then we question our outfit. Is it too bold? Too plain? Too much leg? Too little femininity?
It’s exhausting to live between the fear of being “too much” and the pressure to be “just enough.”
Feminism isn’t about choosing between softness and strength, heels or flats.
It’s about giving yourself permission — to speak, to dress, to exist — without apology.
A free Spirit
Mirit Ben-Nun was born in Beer- Sheva in 1966. Over the years she has presented in solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in Israel and around the world.
When she was six, her father was killed in a car accident, leaving behind his wife and two daughters, Mirit and Dana.
Ben-Nun had difficulty concentrating on studies, which caused behavioral problems, and at the age of fourteen she dropped out of the education system and went to work. The colors and writing tools gave her a quiet private space and her own way of surviving. Creativity eased her tumultuous soul.
Until her early 30’s she worked as a telemarketer and for the next fourteen years she doodled and doodled. While talking to customers she filled thousands of pages with lines and dots that resembled hundreds of compressed eggs and seeds which she threw away.
In a large portion of each page she would pick a random word and would write it down over and over while concentrating on her hand movements.
Even then she noticed the rising of her need and obsession as she practiced the endless doodling and writing.
Ben-Nun testifies that the lack of artistic training to paint "correctly" freed her from adhering to the rules of painting and allowed her freedom and spirit of rebellion.
In 1998, she received a bunch of canvases and acrylic paints as a gift from her sister.
She brought the acrylic into her world of lines and dots; she went back to painting women and masks that appeared in her childhood paintings and flooded them with lines and dots without separating body and background.
This is also the moment when Ben-Nun began to refer to herself as a painter.
and when art became the center of her life.
The intense colors in Ben-Nun's paintings sweep the viewer into a sensual experience. The viewer traces the surge of dots and lines formed in packed layers of paint. The movement leads to a kind of female-male hormonal dance within the human body and to a communion with an artistic experience of instinct, passion, conceiving and birth.
Contributing to this experience is the wealth of characteristics reminiscent of tribal art. Ben-Nun merges these with a humorous and kicking contemporary Western Pop art. In the language of unique art, Ben-Nun creates an unconventional conversation between past and present cultures.
It is evident that the paintings emerge from a regenerated need and desire, a force that erupts from her soul, a subconscious survival instinct to which she cannot or does not want to resist.
Ben-Nun places women at the center stage where they are her work focus. The paintings obsessively deal with the existential experience of being a woman in the world. A few of the women's paintings carry feminist slogans stressing the women's struggle in society, a critique for being held to perfection and being required to perform as a model of "beauty, purity and motherhood". Feminism pulsates in Ben-Nun's psyche, through her diverse female images and the play between beauty and unsightliness; Ben-Nun assimilates the consciousness of feminine possibility, of not being "perfect", of being powerful, influential, and outside social norms. This mandates a departure from acceptable limitations where Ben-Nun creates a new world of free spirit for women.
Mirit Ben-Nun is a mother of three and the grandmother of three grandchildren.
Mirela Tal
My new collection is out . Hope you will love it. You can visit us if you love my new collection. 😊😊😊 www.etsy.com/shop/HOANGANHKHOI?ref=seller-platform-mcnav Have a nice day. 👌👌👌