Mapping of the essay by Geeta D. Lakkanvar

Geeta.D.Lakkanavar.
1024127,
M.A. 1st, English
CIA –II
MEL132
WESTERN AESTHETICS
Date 15/07/2010

A Map of Pollock Griselda’s
“Vision, Voice and Power – Feminist art history and Marxism”

1 paragraph= social art history, what it includes the various verities that lead to diversification and disintegration but that present essence is the opposite form of what is mentioned above.
Social art history – various verities like formalist, modernist, sub Freudian, filmic, radical etc.-diversification and disintegration – present form –includes –co-existence -a means to access the old debates .
2 paragraph = connection of art with Marxist cultural theory and historical practice and how interact with power structure on society and art was tied to specific classes . Society’s structural aspect of in equality at the point of material production between sexes.
Connection of art – Marxist cultural theory-historical practice – art interaction – with power structure – critical approach - Marxism – Marxist art history - art confining – to specific classes – societal structural relation - in equality – material production – feudal or capitalistic – patriarchal .
3 paragraph = emphasis on the domination and exploitation by sexes to more basic level of the conflict between classes. And feminist art movement which reference to specifically to the experience of women and exposure of feminism.
Domination ,exploitation – sex – focus of feminist- art history- any time, period , location – modern era- feminist art movement – experience of women- feminism exposure- towards – new areas- new forms- analysis- kinship – construction – sexuality- reproduction – labour – cultural – prime aim – signification – art form – out come – sense perception – art history - reflection – cultural history
4 paragraph = speaks about the development of various types of art history which are nothing but the reflection of cultural production based on imperatives of both Marxism and feminism.
Development - various types - art history – reflection - cultural production – basis – Marxism and feminism – mutual transformation – Marxism and feminism.
5 paragraph = art restriction towards areas.
Art – confined – universities – colleges- museum – art galleries – effective signification of art – art universal form.
6 paragraph = focus is on the precondition and concept of art with present reference . cultural ideas of individual are based on the creativity.
Precondition - concept of art – cultural ideas – individual – creativity – social obstacle – as out come of art – shaped - improvement of society – through TV channels - middle class people.
7 paragraph = connection between the creativity and the man
Connection – creativity - man – artist – man - creation of art – by man.

8 paragraph = explains the place of women and the research that has been done by different scholars
Gabhart and broun – expose – relationship between – language and ideology- question – no place for women in the languages – women – followed – contradiction paths.
9 paragraph = shows the stratification of the women occupation which determines the art and creativity among individual.
Stratification – women occupation- determines art creativity- mirror – between – ideology and economy art – self fulfilling – individual – creative activity – biological aspect – men’s in evitable greatness – women eternal second rates - cultural recognition.
10 paragraph= it makes the brief conclusion about women artist and their position, movement and the way it was followed.
Feminist – refused necessary – confrontation – mainstream – art historical ideologies – practices – feminist – in corporate of style and movement – liberal policies – within art – feminism – conference – diverting – sideline – space for – add articles – academic journals.
The summary of essay
Writer has stated that he is not interested in the social history of art which includes various verities like formalist, modernist, sub Freudian, filmic, feminist, radical etc . For diversifications and disintegration. the present essence is the opposite form of the what is mentioned above. It is not the concentration, the possibility of the argument instead of the this deadly co-existence , a means to access to the old debates . this is what the history of art has to offer.
These are the views that T.J clark mentions in his ‘on the conditions artistic creation’ The times literary supplement,24 may 1974,p562.
Writers views lies upon the connection of the art with Marxist cultural theory and historical practice. During the mid 20th century art historians embraced social history by using critical approaches. The goal is to show how art interact with power structure in society . one critical approach that art historians used was Marxism . Marxist art history attempted to show how art was tied to specific classes. How images can make status quo seem natural. Yet society is structured by relations of inequality at the point of material production and between sexes. The domination and exploitation by sex to more basic level of conflict between classes. As Griselda Pollock a prominent feminist art historian has rightly pointed out while feminist art history can focus on any time period and location, much attention has been given to the modern era.
Feminism has exposed new areas and new forms of analysis of kinship, construction of gender, and sexuality reproduction labour and of course culture. The development of various of types art history which are nothing but the reflection of cultural production based on imperatives of both Marxism and feminism. It also focuses why the art should restricted to confined areas like locked up universities or colleges and musty basement of museum. The art should universal.

The essay speaks about precondition and concept of the art with present reference. Cultural ideas of individual are based on the creativity and genius artist will always overcome social obstacles. There is a connection between creativity and man. The essay also emphasizes stratification of the women occupation which determines the art and creativity among individuals. It if of course the mirror image here between ideology and the economy. Art is presented to us as the idea of self fulfilling individual creative activity.

Works cited : Pollock Griselda “Vision, Voice and Power, Feminist art history and Marxism” : an anthology of critical texts.
Eds “ Franscina and Jonathan Harris. London New York : Phaidon, 1992.print.