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CW: sexual violence Many of Gentileschi's works feature strong female protagonists from the bible, myths, and allegories. One of her most famous paintings “Judith Beheading Holofernes” portrays the old testament story of the Jewish widow Judith, who together with her maidservant, decapitates the general Holofernes in order to save her city from the Assyrian invasion. The story has been painted by many artists, but Artmenisia's depiction is perhaps bloodier and more violent than most. The fact that Artemisia was raped by her father’s business partner in her youth has led to highly autobiographical readings of her work, suggesting that “Judith Beheading Holofernes” represents a form of visual revenge against her assailant. However, art historians more recently have started to move away from this very simplified reading. . . . #herchive #herchiveproject #artemisa #artemisiagentileschi #art #artistsoninstagram #femaleartists #art #baroqueart #baroqueartist #femalepainter #italyart #quotes #quoteoftheday #womenartists #womenartistsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CECDVy6JiJ2/?igshid=18a8t690dzdgg

3/3 CW: suicide Around 1962, Arbus started to use a twin-lens reflex Rolleiflex, a camera which allows the photographer to look through the lenses from above. Consequently, there is no barrier between the subject and the photographer, which contributed to Arbus’s connection with her subjects. She became obsessed with clarity and started to use a flash even in broad daylight, given a feeling that her subjects detach from the backgrounds. After experiencing several depressive episodes during her life, in 1971 Diane Arbus committed suicide. Her work and its unique strangeness, however, continue to influence artists, photographs, and filmmakers. She has been considered one of the most influential artists from the XX century. Illustration @larissa.dosanjos #herchive #herchiveproject #dianearbus #arbus #photographer #photography  #NYC #blackandwhitephotography #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #womenartists #femaleartist #artistsofinstagram #fotografia #dianearbusphotography #womenphotographer #portraitphotography #americanartists (em New York City U.S.A.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVQj3bYskSp/?utm_medium=tumblr

2/3 Arbus always sought to connect with her subjects. She didn’t objectify them; rather, she befriended and made them feel comfortable, photographing them in familiar settings. She used to take many photographs to ease the relationship between the person and the camera, and then Arbus would pick the most representative one. “Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C.”, from 1962, is an iconic example of this procedure: in the contact sheet, there were many photographs of this boy, where he presented himself in a very kind manner. But Diane picked the one who presented this child’s angst and tension. Illustration @larissa.dosanjos #herchive #herchiveproject #dianearbus #arbus #photographer #photography  #NYC #blackandwhitephotography #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #womenartists #femaleartist #artistsofinstagram #fotografia #dianearbusphotography #womenphotographer #portraitphotography #americanartists (em New York City U.S.A.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU91YW2MCeK/?utm_medium=tumblr

3/3 Lola mastered different puppetry techniques and genres to explore a modern and purposeful act. With her work, she developed the puppet theatre in Mexico and created games, puppets, and puppet theatre companies with a focus on “teaching, educating and entertaining.” Lola was also an avid collector of popular Mexican toys and created a technique for making original tapestries that exhibited in museums and institutions throughout many countries.  Illustration by @la_caroleta Text edited by @melisagrayward #herchive #herchiveproject #LolaCueto #arthistory #mexicanartist #MexicoCity #puppetdesign #puppet #tradition #femalepainter #theatre #teacher #educator #illustration #womenartists #femaleartist (at Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLBmNgDlo71/?igshid=b990sl66te9r

2/3 At age 12, Lola was the first female artist to study at the Academy of San Carlos, and the only female painter within the first School of Outdoor Painting (alongside social realist painter David Alfaro Siqueiros). At a time when the field was dominated by men, she was one of few working women artists in Mexico.  Illustration by @ la_caroleta Text edited by @ melisagrayward #herchive #herchiveproject #LolaCueto #arthistory #mexicanartist #MexicoCity #puppetdesign #puppet #tradition #femalepainter #theatre #teacher #educator #illustration #womenartists #femaleartist (at Academia de San Carlos) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKyJu-hFKDM/?igshid=1fvnexsp0zrh1

1/3 Born in 1897 in Mexico City, Lola Cueto (María Dolores Velázquez Rivas) was many things. Her talent shined as a writer, painter and printmaker, yet it’s her work as a puppet designer and puppeteer for which she remains best known today, contributing to and maintaining a Mexican cultural tradition. Illustration by @la_caroleta Text edited by @melisagrayward #herchive #herchiveproject #LolaCueto #arthistory #mexicanartist #MexicoCity #puppetdesign #puppet #tradition #femalepainter #theatre #teacher #educator #illustration #womenartists #femaleartist (at Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKg-wpzFdRc/?igshid=vot2kyqy8o7a

Part 2/3 Helena Almeida used her portraits as a way of studying the relation between space, body and art.  It is this fusion of drawing, painting, photography and performance that Helena Almeida’s work became recognisable and renowned in the contemporary artistic panorama.  Her long career has allowed her to gain a reputation as one of the leading figures of performance and conceptual art. #herchive #herchiveproject #helenaalmeida #contemporaryart #performancce #photography #painting #womanartist #blackandwhitephotography #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #womenartists #femaleartist #artistsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CGPyD-GlMkP/?igshid=11a001g9trstl

Part 1/3 Born in 1934, Helena Almeida studied painting at the Lisbon School of Fine Arts before moving to Paris in 1964. It was in Paris that Almeida had her first contact with the abstract art movement. Through her early abstract painting, she introduces the central concerns that define her artistic practice in a variety of media. Upon returning to Lisbon in 1967, Helena Almeida had her first solo exhibition, questioning the spatial limits of traditional painting in what would become the basis for her body of work. Today, Helena Almeida is considered to be one of the greatest contemporary Portuguese artists. Illustration @paolasaliby #herchive #herchiveproject #helenaalmeida #arthistory #portugueseartist #contemporaryart #performance #abstractart #photography #painting #womanartist #blackandwhitephotography #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #womenartists #femaleartist #artistsofinstagram (em Lisboa, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGC9VDsF_gH/?igshid=1oig0xyzozbom