Undirected Blog #2

For this undirected blog, I thought I'd focus on my response to the Woman of Willendorf. I know that I recognize her, and because I've taken multiple art classes I wasn't surprised to see her, but what shocked me was the fact that I didn't actually know anything about her. After reading this article, I was so surprised that my other classes had neglected to teach anything about her.

To be perfectly honest, I find the statue a little grotesque. Probably because I'm used to our society's ideas of what is attractive and beautiful, and because this was probably a very unhealthy way to live when this statue was created, and also as it is today.

I also spent a lot of time considering the contrast between Botticelli's Venus and the Venus of Willendorf. I found I knew a lot more about Botticelli and his painting, and I wondered if that could possibly be because Botticelli's Venus is much more attractive to people in our society.