Antiquarum Lacrimae: The Tears Of Ancient Women
Visual Analysis
As a painter of long-held feminist convictions, whose work values Abstract Expressionism, Joan Snyder is recognized not only as a contemporary artist, but a confessional artist who believes that content is expressed through form. Joan Snyder’s painting Antiquarum Lacrimae (The Tears of Ancient Women) 2004, focuses on feminism and war. Snyder’s use of luscious color, textured surface materials and aggressive brushwork shown in Antiquarum Lacrimae, blend together to evoke women suffering during times of war.
Snyder’s use of color sets the mood for the message she is conveying. Various cloud-like forms of sky blue and forest green hues sit on the surface of the canvas and engulf the entire composition. Together these
As a painter of long-held feminist convictions, whose work values Abstract Expressionism, Joan Snyder is recognized not only as a contemporary artist, but a confessional artist who believes that content is expressed through form. Joan Snyder’s painting Antiquarum Lacrimae (The Tears of Ancient Women) 2004, focuses on feminism and war. Snyder’s use of luscious color, textured surface materials and aggressive brushwork shown in Antiquarum Lacrimae, blend together to evoke women suffering during times of war.
Snyder’s use of color sets the mood for the message she is conveying. Various cloud-like forms of sky blue and forest green hues sit on the surface of the canvas and engulf the entire composition. Together these