The Feminine Shadow: An Analysis of the Aesthetics of Concealment in Contemporary Female Artists

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https://doi.org/10.46661/atrio.4485

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shadow, absence, feminine, mystery, concealment, women

Abstract

Mystery is one of the feminine qualities highlighted by Marcel Duchamp and Byung-Chul Han when referring to the shadow as a symbol in feminine erotism, and concealment as an element of the intrinsic mystery to beauty. In a way, this concept is related clearly to the place the creative woman has had throughout art history, creating in the shadows. However, something that was against her, has now become one of the most powerful aesthetic features of her nature. Committing to a poetic path of feminine mystery, a brief walkthrough artistic figures of Ibero-American contemporary art is explored. Some of these artists are more renowned, and others remain in the shadows whose work is about beauty and its relation to mystery, concealment, absence, identity, and secrets.

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Published

2022-06-01

How to Cite

de la Torre, Elisa. 2022. “The Feminine Shadow: An Analysis of the Aesthetics of Concealment in Contemporary Female Artists”. Atrio. Revista De Historia Del Arte, no. Monogr. 1 (June). Sevilla, España:81-90. https://doi.org/10.46661/atrio.4485.

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