Nexius_Lobster@lemmy.worldM to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoThe Hookah Lighter by Jean-Léon Gérômelemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down14
arrow-up1225arrow-down1imageThe Hookah Lighter by Jean-Léon Gérômelemmy.worldNexius_Lobster@lemmy.worldM to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareBone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·14 hours agoWhat is going on with the onlookers?! Why are they there?
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-27 hours agoOnce 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.
minus-squarecleanandsunny@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·14 hours agoIn 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.
minus-squareHomescool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoThe onlookers look like attendants of the guests.
minus-squarecleanandsunny@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoWelcome! 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.
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.
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.