ØSMOSIS MAGAZINE The Revolution Issue #D71-3 | Page 147

NEO A ANTGARDE / NEO FEMINIST / NEO ANARCHIST ART
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Experimental and unconventional, visual imagery of thought. Breaking traditional
structures of a painting, graphics and illustration. The belief that artists have
the power to create social and political reform. The artist as a philosopher, who
envisions changes and creates new |hi| story. Images that disturb and challenge
the viewer. Images that force them to peel away the surfaces of their own realities and fantasies.
It is inevitable to encounter the obstacle of gender.
pher, reformer, and a woman at the same time?

Can the artist be a philoso-

They say a female artist has to be a feminist to be taken seriously. Identifying
as a feminist or queer separates one from being “just a woman.” What defines a
feminist today? What if I don't want to be that, or queer?
The NEO Feminist, as I see it, is a human being with an awoken consciousness.
One who possesses the ability to reflect on the processes above neurotic experiences and perceptions that lie above the historical narratives and “norms” of the
society, as well as the “norms” of gender. Neo Feminist art explores intellect and
spirituality as well as sexuality. It breaks through the primary archetypal images
of unconsciousness. Its aim is to create new archetypes, to shape a new image of
the human being after sapience. An image that lies beyond the current gender
roles, and defies convention as we know it. To create a new reality and new point
of view. To do so, the old laws and structures must be broken.