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 The Middle Class  Starting in the early 1700's the rise of the middle class began. Trades men and women, merchants, artisans, and so many more people were realized to be major contributors to society that everyone knew, and it began to be reflected in art pieces all over the world. People were usually ranked into social classes depending on how much money they made or what their family ties were, but in the 1700's the tides began to change, and people were valued more and more for what skills they had and for what trades or professions they had and what they could do for those around them.  J oseph Wright, British - 1734 - 1797 -  The Corinthian Maid 1782-1784 - Oil on Canvas This piece really stood out to me because of the ambient lighting shown onto the two subjects and when I first looked at this painting, I did not know what they were doing, but one of my sources explains it well "The girl was the daughter of a potter in Corinth. Her boyfriend was about to embark on

 The people of  Marajoara A small island spanning 183 miles long and 124 miles wide in the Amazon River off of the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil lies the island of  Marajoara. " Marajó is an island at the mouth of the Amazon River. It is the largest river island in the world. It is bigger than many Caribbean islands (like Puerto Rico and Jamaica) and bigger than some countries (like Belgium and Switzerland)." (Albert)  This island was created by sediment deposits from the river and was once inhabited by a tribe of inventive, tradition creating, and artistically talented people. The most memorable art of their culture that is still preserved and practiced to this day is their pottery crafting. I will be displaying 3 pieces of these amazing works and talking about how and why they were created and what they could have been used for.  " Studies on Marajó began to take shape in the 19 th  century and archaeologists have claimed signs of human activity on the island as early as 10

 The 1980's and Beyond  The talent of women artists began to stand out and become appreciated by art goers across the globe. Society is waking up and women were being taken seriously and more and more of their art began showing up in well-known places like galleries and museums alongside their male competition, but the race was becoming fairer.  As one of my sources states This was the time that art was getting to be not only dynamic, but shocking and inappropriate as well. Most art in history is created from a male perspective. Masculinity was still a factor of art but it was now shared with femininity. Postmodern feminism paved the way for ordinary subjects to become extraordinary and transformed art." (Parrish).  My 3 Pieces of Analyzation  One of the artists that used her art to spread the message about sexual assault and her own experience with it is Tracy Emin. Her art style really caught my eye and the goal of her pieces of wanting to spread awareness and to not "s