Précis on Artists Mythologies and Media Genius, Madness And Art History by Griselda Pollock

Précis on Artists Mythologies and Media Genius, Madness and Art History by Griselda Pollock

Introduction

As per the analysis of Griselda Pollock, we can challenge the dominance of model of arts, museum and its history, which have been excluding of artistic contribution of female artists. Her works have articulated the intricate association between modernity, femininity, representation and psychoanalysis (Pollock, 1980).

In this paper, I will write a Précis on the work of Griselda Pollock, “Artists Mythologies and Media Genius, Madness and Art History”. This paper discusses the scholarly debate that has been initiated by the author in the article. Moreover, we will discuss the alternative view that has been put forward by the author in the article. Furthermore, we will discuss the way Pollock characterize the kind of art history that had been practiced by her. We will also discuss the structure of the argument and the evidences in the essay.

Discussion

Griselda Pollock is a historian of art. She is influenced by feminist thinking and Marxist school of thoughts which is more concerned with individuality and social differentiation. Thus in the article “Artist mythologies and media genius, madness and art history”, the author has tried to attempt to disclose that how the myths of art history has been developed by the powerful institutes and the media. More specifically, the author has revealed in the article that how Van Gogh has been developed by these parties under totalitarianism with psycho-biographical approaches. In the present time, there is book with title of “Seven days in the art-world”, which has attempted to decode the myths of modern world of art with the description of various parts with the animation of art world, institutions, auctions, studio, art fair, magazines, prize and biennale. It is ...