SELECTED CRITICAL VIEWS ON FEMINIST ART WITH EXAMPLES OF MODERN SLOVENE FEMALE ARTISTS` ARTWORKS

V svoji diplomski nalogi se bom ukvarjala z vprašanjem feministične umetnosti v mednarodnem in slovenskem prostoru ter analizirala dela treh, še živečih umetnic iz Slovenije, ki s svojim ustvarjanjem pomembno prispevajo k razumevanju problematike feminizma v sodobni likovni umetnosti pri nas. Feminizem se zaradi neugodne družbene klime pogosto napačno interpretira, zato bom podrobneje razložila sam pojem feminizma in njegov razvoj skozi zgodovino. Tudi sama se zavzemam za tiste feministične ideje, ki zagovarjajo družbeno enakopravnost spolov, enake pravice in možnosti za življenje in delovanje, kar pa je še vedno – tudi v svetu umetnosti – pogosto neustrezno razumljeno, spregledano ali postavljeno na obrobje. Čeprav so bile ženske za časa Jugoslavije že obravnavane enakopravno, saj so pridobile pravico do zaposlitve, so ob tem še naprej prevzemale odgovornosti za gospodinjstvo, kar je ob siceršnji emancipaciji predstavljalo dodatne obremenitve. Ker v sodobni družbi še vedno prihaja do očitne neenakopravnosti med spoloma na številnih področjih, se bom v svoji diplomski nalogi posebej osredotočila na delo treh umetnic – Aprilije Lužar, Alenke Spacal in Gaje L. Kutnjak, ki se v umetniškem svetu še vedno dokazujejo s svojimi deli, ki jih razumem kot feministična. Pri analizi njihovih del bom uporabila različne metode in teorije, ki so opisane v knjigi avtorice Anne D\u27Alleva-e: Methods & Theories of Art History ter upoštevala spoznanja tudi drugih uveljavljenih feminističnih umetnostnih zgodovinark, teoretičark in kritičark.In my thesis I shall deal with the question of feminist art in international and Slovenian arena, and analyze the work of the three still living artists from Slovenia, who importantly contribute to understanding of the issue of feminism in contemporary fine arts in Slovenia by their creations. Due to unfavorable social climate, feminism is often interpreted incorrectly. Therefore, I shall explain the conception of feminism itself and its development through history in detail. I also strive for those feminist ideas that argue for social equality of genders, equal rights and opportunities for living and working which, however, is still – the world of art is no exception – often understood inappropriately, overlooked or marginalized. Even though women were dealt with equality in the time of Yugoslavia, for they won their rights to employment, they kept taking responsibility for housekeeping, which meant additional burdens along with existing emancipation. Due to the fact that obvious inequality between both genders still occurs in contemporary society in several fields, I shall focus especially on the work of three artists – Aprilija Lužar, Alenka Spacal and Gaja L. Kutnjak, who still prove their quality by their works which I understand as feminist. In the analysis of their works I shall use different methods and theories which are described in the book of the author Anne D’Alleva: Methods & Theories of Art History, and also consider the comprehensions of other distinguished feminist art historians, theorists and reviewers