Why are female Artists discriminated against ? - 1

Why are female Artists discriminated against ? - 1

This week we have seen the blatant discrimination against a major female Artist ,
 Sharon Davson , in the Australian media .

Sharon Davson from Newcastle , Australia has recently set a new Australian record for the sale of art by a living Australian Artist of $5.2million .
What is infuriating is the reaction from some Art critics.

Let us first look at the recent history of discrimination against female Artists .
 It is best summed up by the statement of Art Critic Brian Sewell
who was quoted in ' Women and Hollywood '
in an article entitled " Prejudice and Descrimination against women artists ".
He is reported to have said ,
'The art market is not sexist ...
The likes of Bridget Riley and Louise Bourgeois are of the second and third rank.
There has never been a first-rank woman artist..
Only men are capable of aesthetic greatness.
Women make up 50% or more of classes at art school.
Yet they fade away in their late 20's or 30's ,
maybe it's something to do with bearing children.'

The reactionary statements against Sharon Davson have the same type
of discriminatory tone.

 In the next Part of this Series we will look closer at the opposition
Sharon Davson is facing in Australia

What do you think ?

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