Why is she hunched over the thing in an awkward position? Why not simply hold the mouthpiece in your hand like you're supposed to?
this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2024
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But when I strip naked inside a shisha bar...
Sir, this is a Wendy’s.
Nothing but vibes.
What is going on with the onlookers?! Why are they there?
Once the hookah is lit, they hold little panels with a note based on how well she did. The note count towards her global performance evaluation.
In a word: orientalism. This art movement was predicated on the exoticism and “othering” of subject matter and the bystanders serve as a proxy for the audience of the art itself.
Orientalism wasn't an art movement, the picture is in "academic" style.
IMO your interpretation can be put in a more straightforward/blunt way: the painting is basically pornography built upon cheap cultural stereotypes. (And it really is bizarre that this sort of garbage art gets upvoted to much, simply because it has an air of refinement around itself that excuses its clearly pornographic character.)
The onlookers look like attendants of the guests.
Thank you for your response!
Welcome! I should have linked the wiki but here you go: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism
Edward Said’s Orientalism is a real slog to read, but definitely the foundational academic work on this, if your interest is piqued.
Man I wanna be chill like that
"Description: Erroneous visions of the Eastern/oriental woman, historically seen only as a sexual object by the white man"
Ah yes. It was exclusively white men that saw women as sexual objects.
In the orientalism movement, lead by Europeans, wich this art is from, yes.
Sorry for you, I do not make the history.
If you are unease with arts and the story behinds, don't go to museums...
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