Venus of Wilendrof

How I view this statue is that it represents reproduction. The woman can be interpreted as being pregnant. She is naked and her genitals are exposed a little and her breasts are big. Women during prehistoric times could have used this statue as a means to help them get pregnant. The statue could have been used as an object of worship too among women who want to have children. Her appearance is important because we see that she is round and that she is naked. Some think that she could be just fat. It is all about how one views this statue. Some could think that tribal men might find fat women attractive. Or a pregnant woman is important to the male members of the tribe because the women can bare sons for them. She is either an object of futility or she is a fat woman that the male tribal members found attractive. Then again she could be a goddess that some tribe worshipped

Discussion week 2

When I read about the sculptures of men and women. The difference that was detected is that pose that the sculptured man had is that he looked like he was deep in though. The women was viewed as by her looks not her brains. The women were viewed as sex objects or things of beauty rather then shown for their abilities in art. Now having said that there have been pictures or other pieces of art where women have been in the role of mother and homemaker. When looking at the "Woman From Dolni Vestonice" sculpture the women appears to be pregnant. Another way of looking at that sculpture is that it is supposed to be a suggestive pose of a fat naked woman. It depends on ones point of view.

Salutations!

Hi everyone,
I am Sabrina Sundell and I do have an interest in Art. I have taken an art history class before through Highline. This is the first time that I am using a blog. I use both facebook and e-mail. My hobbies include drawing and painting. My major is IDS and I am working towards graduating next year. For a career I want to become a librarian. I look forward to communicating with my fellow classmates on ancient and medivel art. Good luck to everyone!