Suggested by my Lecturer was Guerrilla Girls. The Guerrilla Girls is an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world. The group formed in New York City in 1985, emerging from a protest against the Museum of Modern Art the previous year.
Suggested by my tutor was "Ways of Seeing", a 1972 book and BBC television series by John Berger that critically analyses how we look at art and images, and how they are affected by reproduction, context, and social structures such as class and gender. This could be used as a basis for research into my paintings; instead of finding hard evidence of finances or their names, I can explore theories about what their stories might be.
She also suggested using famous artworks in advertisements as part of their marketing methods. The reason that companies do this is for several psychological and strategic reasons, primarily to attract attention, enhance brand image and perceived value, and forge deeper emotional and cultural connections with consumers.
Researching the space where the exhibition could take place. There are many options for an exhibition, maps leading around the main museum leading to each painting, a private room held for the exhibition, an online exhibition with the paintings uploaded, a VR experience aimed at Gen Z. I need to think about where i want the exhibition but also, i need to think about the size of the room, how many walls, what its next to, do you need to take stairs to get there, are there big windows.