SELF-PORTRAITS
"One reason for their (women's) invisibility is that the origin of
self-portraiture is always explained through male examples. A wish
to put a personal stamp on their work moved male scribes to draw
images of themselves into their manuscripts and sculptors to chisel
their likeness into church carvings. Italian and particularly
Flemish and German artists of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
inserted themselves into their religious paintings, peering out of
windows, round corners or through doorways. Self-portraits finally
came out of their corners at the end of the fifteenth century with
the German artist Albrecht Durer's famous succession of self-portraits."
(Borzello, SEEING OURSELVES: Women's Self-Portraits',etc.)
It just might be that women and men have a very different way of
structuring 'self'. Arlo, no matter how many times I read your
posts, they are like a foreign language. I can't agree with you
because you do not make sense to me. I am fully aware of playing
multiple roles. A woman would be far more aware of this than a
man. The very reason I bolted is the fear of 'being labeled'. I
want the ability to see what is going on underneath all that external
labeling. And I would like the ability to choose my own
labels. After my husband died (and I loved him very much) and a few
dangerous years of adventure, that is what I needed to do. When my
husband died I was left without a self for the first time in my
life. There was work to do. And so I found a cave.
Honesty is important to me whether it be honesty from others or
honesty within myself. (This would not be a licence to be
cruel.) My honesty may be frightened, defensive and timid, but it
is honorable. Maybe it's different for men. I don't know. Of
course, it's dangerous to overgeneralize, but it sounds to me like
you're saying dishonesty is no big deal because there is no
self. Maybe not deeply enough, but I understand no-self. I
understand there is no-self, but I find that all the more reason for
being honest.
Also, honesty is the root of trust.
What do you want?
Marsha
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Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.........
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