Girl Carrying Water
by Anthony Mwangi
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22.000 x 27.000 inches
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Title
Girl Carrying Water
Artist
Anthony Mwangi
Medium
Painting - Impasto
Description
In Africa, this thing about men marginalizing women is very modern. The past generations respected women. The fact that a women would go to the river and fetch water was not a thing of pain and torture. This was honorable work in those days.
In those days, each gender knew their roles well. A man; a real man, was the hunter gatherer and a farmer. He used to do the very hard work. Till the land and provide food in form of game or crop.
Enter the modern man. Homosapien? Oh no, Homo-avoid-all-sweaty-work. These are the guys who left women to do all the work. Fetch water, fetch firewood, get food crop from farm, till the land and all those other jobs that belonged to the Men.
This is why we look at women in Africa tilling land, carrying water and firewood, and feel sad. Yet, a woman carrying water from the river used to be a normal thing. Why would it not have been if the real men were out there tilling land and hunting? Just ask yourself that question. What is going on with us men getting all manicured and having all these lovely fingers and stuff? ... and pedicure?
A manicured and Pedicured Hunter! Please, give me a break!
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March 21st, 2017
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Comments (35)
Phyllis Kaltenbach
Loving the colors you have used in this beautiful painting of this lovely lady, Anthony! I believe it is a wonderful talent the ladies have who carry that pot on their heads. v/L
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured in the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group 7/13/17
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your work is featured on the homepage of the Pixels/FAA Group Beauty in Art! 7/5/17 - Please share your Feature in our Feature's Discussion thread! + My Favorite Image of the day! Tweeting #BIA & Posting in Facebook's "Sharing My Friend's Art" group!
Johanna Hurmerinta
Congratulations! Your fantastic art is featured in the Five Star Artist group. LF Please archive the image in "NEW! Featured Images Archive & Thank You Thread (June 2017 Onwards)" on the group page.
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