Motherhood

Motherhood is a complex subject in Western art, often avoided due to its association with sentimentality and femininity. This book explores motherhood through the eyes of artists, providing a fresh insight into maternity as an art-historical subject and revealing how it has been confronted and re-imagined over the past 400 years. Featuring fifty artworks in a variety of media, it is a celebration of motherhood in all its complexity.

Format: Hardback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Publisher: Tate Publishing

Motherhood is a prevalent theme in Western art, yet it is often overlooked or undervalued. We may avoid discussing a topic that may be perceived as overly sentimental or linked to idealized notions of femininity, nurturing, and care. Whether we are mothers ourselves or play a role in nurturing life in broader ways, we all possess a fundamental understanding of motherhood. We all originate from a woman's body, shaped by the intricate, arduous, self-sacrificing, and transformative experiences of motherhood.

Artists have portrayed this essential and multifaceted subject in diverse ways, offering insights into the meaning of motherhood, its joys and hardships, and striving to articulate its unspoken aspects.

This captivating gift book explores motherhood as viewed through the artistic lens, providing a fresh perspective on maternity as an art-historical subject and unveiling the ways in which it has been challenged and re-imagined throughout the past 400 years. With fifty artworks showcased in a range of media, this book celebrates motherhood in all its complexity.

Weight: 448g
Dimension: 161 x 202 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781849768375