Mini Post #1

Barbara Kruger, 77% of anti-abortion leaders are men. 100% of them will never be pregnant., 1989

Barbara Kruger was a conceptual artist born on January 26,1945, in Newark, NJ. Barbara Kruger is known for her pieces in relation to women and gender politics. Most of her work consists of black and white photographs which shows an interesting correlation with the topics her pieces focus on. She has an impact through work, by portraying a message of gender roles.

In the image above, it says "77% of anti-abortion leaders are men. 100% of them will never be pregnant." What is so important about what is said in the picture is because men voting on abortion laws, something that is a big and important issue in our society today, are in fact MEN. They have no idea the ordeals a woman has to go through for an abortion to actually happen, and it's not like abortion is taking away anything from these men besides disagreeing with their ideologies and beliefs. The reason why this piece is so powerful is because numbers are definitely something that is perceived as eye-catching to humans and to see a number as 77% makes you realize how close that is to the number 100 and how that many men should not have the power to make decisions about issues that are made for women.

https://art21.org/artist/barbara-kruger/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI75DDyNyn5wIVhJ6zCh2gAQrVEAAYASAAEgLxQPD_BwE