Done with the BS

I am no connoisseur of the visual arts by any means, but I have always found the unique atmosphere surrounding the work intriguing. Items as simple as the carved rock in Ms. Fabijanska’s ecofeminism exhibit can make a profound statement to potentially millions, yet they seem so far removed from the grandiose marble gestures of ancient times. As I contemplated the seemingly overarching trend towards minimalism during the presentation, it occurred to me why such simplistic pieces would have this important impact. In every work of art therein lies a message, whether one of triumph, rebellion, love or a vast spectrum of emotion. The affirmations great sculptors of the past made were disguised in beautiful complexities such as those of weakness in great men in Donatello’s David. The times these famous pieces coincide with also mark periods of great human injustice. The fact that Rome was built on the backs of slaves was flushed away by its expansive beauty. During the Renaissance, women were subservient to men. Throughout history, the messages of those oppressed have been stifled, drowned out by waves of fingers choosing to see nothing but what they want to see. However, our world is different. Women and BIPOC are no longer silent, and their art need not please the masses in order to be seen. Ecofeminist artists are out to make the public remember the very uncomfortable issues women and the Earth must endure every day, and no extravagant, hollow shell is needed to make the simple, important statements that so desperately need to be made by them. Put simply-ecofeminists are done with the BS.