at the end of 2017 a photo of the naked Venus of Willendorf was censored on Facebook
Oh heavens. Whom do we blame, AI (for automatic banning) or human ignorance? Unbelievable.
I have actually seen this figure before, or one like it. Amazing that the features above the neck are effaced and the sexual character of the figure is exaggerated. The voluptuous form of the statue puts Rubens to shame :))
Very nicely done, @vieanna (@art.vieanna). Reading this blog reminds me of a course I took many many years ago with William Barrett. I can still remember those lectures. It was as though he gave me a new pair of eyes with which to view the evolution of human history.
With respect and affection,
AG
Dear AG,
As we all know, Facebook's censorship policy is absurd, not just in this case.
An artifact from that time, which is associated in Europe with the beginnings of art, should opened this blog. I'm glad you know these kind of Venus figures. The mystery of the faceless woman with the exaggeratedly displayed gender characteristics will surely remain an eternal mystery. The problem is that we can only interpret it from our own background of experience and are not able to comprehend the thinking of Stone Age people.
You're right, Rubens would probably be green with envy ;)
I didn't know William Barret yet. The book review on 'The Irrational Man' sounds interesting. It's probably not a reading that you read on the side. I haven't really gotten into existentialism yet, but to deal with it would be certainly very insightful.
Thanks for visiting my new blog :)
With warm affection,
Anna
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