{"id":27838,"date":"2018-04-30T12:20:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T12:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=27838"},"modified":"2018-04-30T15:05:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T15:05:44","slug":"5-female-artists-on-instagram-who-resist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/5-female-artists-on-instagram-who-resist\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Female Artists on Instagram Who #Resist"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the current climate of the #MeToo movement and the Trump administration, women are making their voices heard. Female artists are creating works that speak volumes in the name of resistance and Instagram is wrought with these strong, relevant voices. So here are five female artists you must follow on Instagram for your daily dose of feminist badassery.<\/p>\n

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1. Zo\u00eb Buckman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Buckman shot into the spotlight when her \u201cGrab \u2018Em By the Ballots\u201d billboard during the 2016 election played on Trump\u2019s \u201clocker room talk\u201d and encouraged people to speak up with their votes. Buckman\u2019s work often juxtaposes femininity and strength in a message of resistance. The \u201cLet Her Rave\u201d sculpture outfits boxing gloves in wedding dress fabrics. The 43-foot-tall neon \u201cChamp\u201d sculpture in Hollywood situates boxing gloves in the shape of a uterus \u2013 a symbol for the fight for women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

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2. Marilyn Minter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Minter has long challenged traditional notions of beauty in her works. When New York<\/em> magazine celebrated its 50th<\/sup> anniversary with a public art project by displaying the works of fifty artists, Minter\u2019s work incorporated the \u201cNew York\u201d magazine title, under which read \u201cHome of the Resistance.\u201d Her \u201cRESIST FLAG\u201d for Creative Time encourages activism in today\u2019s political landscape.<\/p>\n

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3. Kristine Mays<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mays uses wire to create sculptures that are lasting but transparent. Her \u201crevolution\u201d sculpture, consisting of a set of three fists raised in protest, was created as part of her \u201cHumanity\u201d series. In it, hundreds of pieces of wire come together to create a single symbol of resistance. According to the work\u2019s description on her website, \u201cIt\u2019s not enough just to change the system. We need to change ourselves. We have got to make this world user-friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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4. Michele Pred<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pred\u2019s work explores the cultural and political meaning behind everyday objects. Her handbags in particular, which have been praised by everyone from Amy Schumer to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, preach feminist-centric themes like equal pay, reproductive rights and the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n

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5. Tatyana Fazlalizadeh<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The fact that Fazlalizadeh is the creator of the international street art series \u201cStop Telling Women to Smile\u201d makes her worthy enough of an Insta-follow. The series tackles street harassment and violence against women in public spaces. Her illustrations act as a strong voice that is relatable and representative of women across the globe.<\/p>\n

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Top image: Zo\u00eb Buckman \/\/ photo source: Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the current climate of the #MeToo movement and the Trump administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":27845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,24,23,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27838"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}