Art Vortex

  Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window Miss Lonely Heart- Dinner for two   The dinner scene of Miss Lonely Hearts is viewed by protagonist L.B Jeffries “Jeff,” played by James Stewert in Alfred Hitchcock’s (1954) Rear Window. Miss. Lonely Hearts dinner scene is framed by the window, which creates a focus on her activities. She is being subjected to the male gaze by the voyeur Jeff. You are watching through his eyes. The establishing shot starts with her getting ready in the bathroom. I first thought she had a hot date or some social event, but as there is a “knock” on her door, you are presented with the sad reality of an imaginary person. The scene is seen from a canted angle where the viewer is viewing from slightly above the subject. This is also a long shot, with the issue being in the distance, so they are smaller. The viewer is watching from a distance, detached from the scene, unable to do anything but watch. Mrs. Lonely Hearts transitions from the bathroom and moves into...

                 The visual scene of Titan’s Rape of Europa is as vibrant as dark. You can see that a skilled artist created this artwork and put much time and detail into it. Once you look past the work's artistic merit, you are confronted with the harsh reality that this is a painting about rape. The subject, Europa, is in the center view of the scene in a state of dishevel that conveniently emphasizes her vagina, and her breast is exposed. The whole scene stinks of sex. The act will occur soon. Her hand is grasped around the bull's horn, which is phallic and sexual in nature. This is not consensual. She is being abducted and taken away from her entourage on the shore. The sky is vibrant blue in the area by the beach, but she and the bull are swimming towards darkness. There is an impending doom quality to the scene. The cherubs are spectators, and their eyes are drawn to Europa’s vagina, drawing the viewer's eye to the region. Europa ...