4. “The work takes advantage of differences in the
varieties of sensual pleasure: fur may delight the touch
but it repels the tongue. And a cup and spoon, of
course, are made to be put in the mouth.
A small concave object covered with fur, Object may
also have a sexual connotation and politics: working in
a male-dominated art world, perhaps Oppenheim was
mocking the prevailing "masculinity" of sculpture,
which conventionally adopts a hard substance and
vertical orientation that can be seen as almost
absurdly self-referential. Chic, wry, and simultaneously
attractive and disturbing, Object is shrewdly and
quietly aggressive.”
From MoMA.org, The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA Highlights,
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, revised 2004, originally
published 1999, p. 155
19. For today:
•Choose a group (2 max.)
•Brainstorm ideas
•Create a Fashion Illustration using the
male/female template…complete
color in your sketchbook.
•Include details of clothing and items
used