by: Sindi Cela, Frances Claer Raybaud
We did a lot of visual analysis, contemplating the historical context in which the sculpture was made or was meant to be viewed in, settling on the 1950s for the woman on horseback image. We decided that it was meant to depict in a comic-like style the fear men had in regards to women entering the workforce and their enfranchisement. The other image had decidedly stereotypic Asian imagery in order to prove a point about the fetishization of Asian culture, such as cultural appropriation with anime and manga fans and the usage of Buddha imagery for other things than religion. We should have paid more attention to materials and the other side of the sculpture, but we are content with our analyses.
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