Over the past few decades we have experienced tremendous progress in the advocacy of equal rights for women, however it is apparent that to a certain degree some form of inequality still persists. This is prevalent in the art work that I have chosen to explore and inspires much reflection on the subject.
My Bed, By Tracey Emin was put on display in 1999 in the Tate Gallery. It was originally created a year earlier and moved around to different galleries. Tracey was born and raised in Margate, South East England. (Cherry). She is the daughter of an English mother and Turkish Cypriot father. Tracey suffered from deep emotional trauma due to the fact that she was raped at an early age. This comes out in much of her art as it usually has a sense of adultery attached to it. She also suffers from abuse of alcohol and other substances which may be a result of her history. (Wikipedia). In this work, we see different aspect of Tracey’s life, however none of them which directly create a geographical or cultural link of her origins.
This instillation is particularly known as it left her just short of the Turner Prize. This art piece showed much emotional distress as there is no concern for hygiene or organization. Emin claims …show more content…
It gives a deeper connection to it as I question my stance on the role of a woman in our society. I was raised mainly by my mother who worked two jobs to provide for the family. Her role was both that of a nurturer and a provider and it brings to realization the extent at which women are burdened with more than before in our society. They stand torn between career and motherhood giving them twice the amount of work, yet still expected to represent the traditional idea of what a woman should be. This grabs my attention as it displays how much our society has evolved in this regard. Women have more societal pressure than ever from these opposing