Brought a concise of the art world's seeming preoccupation with vaginas in the name of art, culture, feminism, etc. - when everyone celebrates the victories of the lady dom.
To give you another quick explanation of why artists are so fascinated by our naughty bits since we're equal opportunity providers. We're going to talk about peen this time! How come that? Male genitalia has already received enough attention, right; patriarchy; male privilege? How hilarious to art up your travel plans on anthropology with photography!
Perhaps. However, we'll still do it because of feminism, art, culture, etc. To comprehend this entire scholarly subject, we must first consider that d*ck pictures have existed for much longer than Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram - beginning with Penis Park, located in South Korea.
The park known as Haesindang Park (also known as Penis Park) is in the city of Samcheok, Korea. The park is well known for having several phallic monuments. In the form of "hanging arrangements to three-meter tall trunks of wood," the collection of works by Korean artists represents joy, spirituality, and sensuality. A modest folk museum called the "Village Folk Museum" features display art pieces on the history of the Korean fishing community as well as shamanic rituals and the "sex iconography" across time in many cultures.
The park's statues are shrouded in the tragic "Mythology of Auebawi and Haesindang" legend. The story goes, once, a guy abandoned his wife on a rock in the sea while he went to work. She drowned when the man was subsequently unable to save her due to a storm. The villagers lost their ability to catch fish after that. Some said that the dead woman was to blame. Exposing the deceased virgin to male genitalia made her happy since, one day, a fisherman peed in the water and was able to catch fish - as a result. The villagers built multiple phallic wooden carvings and performed religious rituals on her behalf to further calm her spirit. After some time, the fish began to reappear, allowing the residents to resume their everyday way of life. The building where the religious event got done twice a year is called Haesindang, and the location where the woman died is known as Auebawi Rock. The ceremony is still revered as a customary folk event today.
The virgin girl died near a place known as Aebawi Rock, and every two years, a religious ceremony known as Haesindang, a traditional folk event, is held there. A modest shrine honouring the virgin girl's soul can be found at the park's seaward edge, and there is also a bronze statue commemorating the legend there. There are about 50 phallic statues on display in different sizes and designs; some have faces and are more animated-looking and colourful, while others are precise representations of the human penis. A Chinese zodiac sculpture with animals housed inside a life-size penis was found close to the cliff's edge. Additionally, Some sculptured and resemble park seats, drums, and even a moving cannon. The museum is crowded with people in their middle age. On the dock, there is also a red lighthouse that resembles a phallus. The park also has an arboretum and the biggest aquarium theatre in Korea.
And, finally, who could truly democratize penis art, allowing everyone to improve photographs, crude sketches and cultures?
Christine Lee | 04:10 PM Wednesday, 02 November 2022 (EDT)
Washington, DC Artpendix Press
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