Abstract This art study compares and contrasts the basis of pop art and performance art within the two works; "Loving Care" and "Mom and Dad" by Janine Antoni. The paper demonstrates how Antoni works within two different mediums within the context of these pieces, but keeps the central aspect of gender conflict that arises in modern society. The paper illustrates how Antoni reflects older traditions in the modern mass media perspective, but adds social and technological elements of her generation within her works.
From the Paper "The first work to be examined is entitled "Loving Care" (1993) by Janine Antoni. Although this performance piece has to be witnessed to be fully experienced, the photograph used in this study will seek to define the actual principles of what Antoni was trying to accomplish in this piece (Antoni "Love and Care"). The medium of this performance uses black hair dye, which is applied from a bucket to the hair of the artist. The dye is then spread with the hair much like a mop on the floor. The immediate commentary on this type of dye application revolves around the protest of beauty and women within the household. Immediately, there is a sense of the woman acting as a servant not with cleaning agents, but with the normative standards of beautification that the dye symbolizes for women in the modern era (Goldberg 229-231)."
