Flowers are endowed with rich symbolic meanings.It uses unique attributes to express people's emotions,feelings,and desires.According to Joan Snyder's Symphony VII,not all flowers symbolize beauty and happines...Flowers are endowed with rich symbolic meanings.It uses unique attributes to express people's emotions,feelings,and desires.According to Joan Snyder's Symphony VII,not all flowers symbolize beauty and happiness.The artist uses unique painting techniques to paint beautiful roses as bloody female organs,showing the fragility and helplessness of women.The work gives a contrasting impact of beauty and despair.Applying Greenberg's abstract expressionism theory and Erwin Panofsky's iconography theory along with research,this paper explored how Joan Snyder uses flower elements to symbolize women's vulnerability in Symphony VII.Joan Snyder's Symphony VII is constantly discussing violence against women around the world to warn and showcase the problems of women around us.展开更多
文摘Flowers are endowed with rich symbolic meanings.It uses unique attributes to express people's emotions,feelings,and desires.According to Joan Snyder's Symphony VII,not all flowers symbolize beauty and happiness.The artist uses unique painting techniques to paint beautiful roses as bloody female organs,showing the fragility and helplessness of women.The work gives a contrasting impact of beauty and despair.Applying Greenberg's abstract expressionism theory and Erwin Panofsky's iconography theory along with research,this paper explored how Joan Snyder uses flower elements to symbolize women's vulnerability in Symphony VII.Joan Snyder's Symphony VII is constantly discussing violence against women around the world to warn and showcase the problems of women around us.
