Nexius_Lobster@lemmy.worldM to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoThe Hookah Lighter by Jean-Léon Gérômelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down14
arrow-up1207arrow-down1external-linkThe Hookah Lighter by Jean-Léon Gérômelemmy.worldNexius_Lobster@lemmy.worldM to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareBone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·12 hours agoWhat is going on with the onlookers?! Why are they there?
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-25 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-squarecleanandsunnylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·12 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-up1·5 hours agoThe onlookers look like attendants of the guests.
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!