https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb Satellite Project en-us 2017-11-27 20:57:53 UTC 2025-11-22 08:05:19 UTC hello@padlet.com lauren_collins4 https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210663905 Rossetti presents the reader with a man who compulsively paints a woman, indulging himself in her angelic beauty. She is nameless, but does that mean that he views her as an object he enjoys controlling? Or is the idea of a perfect woman controlling him?]]> 2017-11-27 21:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210663905 lauren_collins4 https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210665009 Mulvey argues that our patriarchal society unconsciously controls our relationship with art. Men are active, controlling lookers who use female beauty for their own pleasure while women are simply passive objects to be aggressively observed.]]> 2017-11-27 21:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210665009 lauren_collins4 https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210668468 Sommers and Paglia critique Mulvey's  theory of the male gaze. Most notably, they claim that men look up in admiration to women and are often frightened by beauty. From this theory, it is a combination of men putting beautiful women on a pedestal and being intimidated by them that is the reason for the painter to stay in a trance-like condition and prefer for her to be "behind those screens." ]]> 2017-11-27 21:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210668468 lauren_collins4 https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210670515 In this image, the stunning Marilyn Monroe commands the attention of male onlookers in a flashy red and gold gown. More so than the possibility she is being objectified by the men, she is the one who is in control of them and their thoughts. This is similar to the artist in Rossetti's poem, whose mind is controlled by the image of a beautiful women. ]]> 2017-11-27 21:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210670515 lauren_collins4 https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210671197 Dante Gabriel Rossetti can be compared to the artist in the poem, and his painting to the artist's. He emphasizes the beauty of the bride by contrasting her red hair with green silk. This choice is not about increasing her attractiveness for his own pleasure, but is part of creating a complex masterpiece that is pleasurable on many levels. It is possible that the artist in the poem had more complexity in his art, like Rossetti, and his goal was not to objectify a woman. ]]> 2017-11-27 21:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210671197 lauren_collins4 https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210874317 This song is one of many from Tim McGraw about his wife Faith Hill, a source of ideal beauty and inspiration for him. In this case, it is out of love and not exploitation that so many songs have been crafted with her in mind. This leads to the possibility that the artist in his studio was in love with the woman he was imagining.]]> 2017-11-28 13:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_collins4/d9fdc9c61ocb/wish/210874317