Hidden Power

Many female artists play an important role in the long history of art development,but seldom see the shadow of female paintings in art history books and exhibitions.Female artists did not appear as the subject of art history,and they were marginalized and "Aphasic" in the history of the development of the whole society and art history.Based on this phenomenon,Critics gave the reasons: the patriarchal system dominated the society.For a long time,the power of discourse in the art world is basically in the hands of men.The artists or critics who record the history of art are men,and the judgment criteria of art are also decided by men.In the history of art,female artists are rarely mentioned,and most art galleries are male artists in terms of signing contracts.After several waves of feminism in the 19 th and 20 th century,women in painting to get the public’s attention gradually,many female artists expressed their own voice in their works with their unique artistic language,separated from the male discourse power and constructed their own subject position.They criticized the unfair social system,questioned the identity relationship,expressed themselves and resistance of women under the male hegemony culture discipline.