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A 3 page paper which discusses Manet’s focus
on consciousness in his painting “Olympia.” The painting is compared to Couture`s
“Romans of the Decadence” and Courbet’s “Demoiselles des bords de la Seine.”
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAmanetO.rtf
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art world" (Indepth Arts News). Manet has often been described as the first painter who focused on consciousness itself as the subject of art. Interestingly enough, however, "He maintained that
he simply painted what he saw, and he showed his work because he sought acceptance. What he got was more vitriol, more fame and more lasting power than hed ever
dreamed" (Williams). The following paper examines his painting "Olympia" in the context of its consciousness, socially, politically and culturally. The paper also discusses Couture`s "Romans of the Decadence" and Courbets
"Demoiselles des bords de la Seine" and their relationship to the consciousness elements under examination. Olympia Manets painting was a painting that shocked a great number of people
during its time of creation. It was not necessarily a socially acceptable thing, during Victorian times, to paint a picture of a naked woman who was obviously in repose, perhaps
awaiting a sexual encounter much like a prostitute. "She wasnt a goddess or an angel or a shy bather caught off guard. She was a contemporary woman -- unabashed, unclad,
unmistakably unallegorical" (Williams). Manet, in painting simple things which were real to him, was actually quite surprised at the outcries over his painting. He waited two years before putting out
another nude he had done. The fact that Manet was surprised at the reaction to his work, and considering that Manet was considered a gentleman who was refined and educated
clearly speaks of a consciousness that went beyond the social, political, and cultural components of the day. He was immersed in his art and created a powerful piece of art
that was very real and very shocking in its realism. He was merely putting forth what he saw, touching his own consciousness and ignoring the reactions that would come.
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