Annette Massager's Homemaker's exhibition, curated by Ann Caxon and Valentina Ravaglia located in room eight, shows how women have been oppressed in a patriarchal world. The exhibition contained other artists such as Tracy Emin, Rosemarie Trockle, Margaret Harrison - all of which displayed work through art textiles. The use of this media shows how the role of women were pushed into this type of career from the second World War and the 60's. It personally felt like the use of textiles was overpowering and seemed as if female artists at this time of gender inequality, expressed only their oppression through this type of media. Tracy Emin's, Hate and Power Can be a Terrible Thing (2004), shows how women in 1963 have become more open psychology - This is shown by the aggressive language used in the textile installation: Phrases such as 'Rot in hell'. This felt like it was an outburst of feelings from the pressure of patriarchal society.
Looking at the other artists work, I can see why the pieces of artwork have put into an exhibition. They compliment the style of art textiles as they each tell a story, with one exception: the dark wall hanging piece was too dark and the detail was drowned out by the background colour. Despite this, this piece complemented the surrounding artwork because it had as somber and off key style. On this note, the experience whist being in the room, was comforting because of the use of soft textures used, but the illustrations and messages conveyed, created a haunting feel to it. This is because as a whole, the feelings portrayed were negative - this contrasted with some of the colorful and bright colors which represent represent happiness. There was a harrowing emotion felt due to the immediate interpretation having a dissimilar connotation to the meaning that lay beneath.
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