A Modern Muse / Lustrum

dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributor.advisorHippeläinen, Tuovi
dc.contributor.authorNiskanen, Anna
dc.contributor.departmentMedian laitosfi
dc.contributor.schoolTaiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulufi
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Arts, Design and Architectureen
dc.contributor.supervisorHippeläinen, Tuovi
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-22T05:44:41Z
dc.date.available2014-09-22T05:44:41Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractMy Bachelor’s thesis consists of two parts: an essay called A Modern Muse and a book of photographs called Lustrum. The essay is a ponderous attempt to describe musedom in a historical and personal context through examples of past and present artists from primary and secondary written sources. The series of images presented in the photo book are taken with, of, or inspired by someone I consider a muse. In the essay I pave way to understanding what a muse’s role as source of inspiration is for an artist. I argue against the sexism that has existed in musedom since the Reneissance. The ethical problems raised by the gender roles and the responsibilities of both parties in an artist-muse relationship are looked into through examples from past artists and writers. I arrive at a personal explanation for what a muse’s role is in my own work and what my responsibilities in that relationship are. I end my text with a short summary of the muse relationship that inspired the photographs in my visual part.en
dc.format.extent28
dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/14031
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-201409222663
dc.language.isoenen
dc.programmeValokuvataidefi
dc.subject.keywordmuseen
dc.subject.keywordphotographyen
dc.subject.keywordart historyen
dc.subject.keywordportraitureen
dc.titleA Modern Muse / Lustrumen
dc.typeG1 Kandidaatintyöfi
dc.type.ontasotBachelor's thesisen
dc.type.ontasotKandidaatintyöfi
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