Men to Avoid in Art and Life

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Last Name * Please enter a Last Name Please enter a valid Last Name, the maximum length is 50 characters. The artistic examples Tersigni has chosen are absolutely perfect for her material - the reader can't fail to sympathise (and empathise) with the recipients of all this masculine "insight". That first joke went off and it had some traction, so then I stuck with the theme, coming up with these very common experiences that we share and pairing them with a funny painting. In the past, Tersigni had let those kinds of irritating conversations go, but this one sparked something in her.

As an artist, I am always looking to find interesting books about visual arts, design techniques and unique takes on the arts. Bitingly funny, heartbreakingly relatable, Nicole's take on the painted weary gives new meaning to 'art criticism. The content of the book is hit-or-miss, though there are some clever pairings made between the gorgeous artwork and comments that I've sure most women have heard from some men before. It’s a lot easier online than in person, but actually, a lot of the feedback is being pretty much overwhelmingly positive. Additionally I found it really botheresome to have all the paintings' details listed at the end, rather than attached to each one.

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Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. I have an almost ten-year-old daughter, and I want her to know that this is not happening in her head and that she can acknowledge it and do something to fix it. Edgar Degas, Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas, 1875-76, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. The Mansplainer, the Concern Troll, the Comedian, the Sexpert, the Patronizer - these men have existed for centuries and these works of fine art prove it. But it does give them a voice because of the paintings themselves: their faces are so clearly reacting to the lines that I gave the men to say.

Advanced electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley, author Nicole Tersigni, and the publisher. So, whichever pronouns you identify with, you should read this book, to laugh about what you experienced or to understand that some of your behaviors are frustrating and make other human beings feel unsafe. Based on Ms Tersigni’s popular Twitter thread, this tome collects details of classic art (with a very helpful index in the back!