As a lecturer, Buszek excelled — using plenty of photographs of work she talked about and multimedia examples of music videos pertaining to digital art. She incorporated these examples to show how feminism is displayed in both pop culture and in the art world. Although there are few artists that use feminist messages in their work, as Buszek pointed out, she capitalized on the artists that do.
For example, Buszek touched on artists or pop culture icons such as Sarah Haskins from Current TV, Peaches and Le Tigre to show how feminism is being incorporated into modern art.
I particularly enjoyed Buszek's mention of Tracy and the Plastics and the group's relevance to the digital media scene. Buszek's question was this: "How does digital media affect feminist art?"
In this example, Buszek explains that the digital medium allows lines to be blurred between the audience, projection and performer.
While I enjoyed the variety of examples Buszek, I would have liked to hear more about her own work. It is not very often that students have the opportunity to listen to a visiting artist's lecture — and I think getting to know the artist that is speaking adds to that experience.
Buszek only briefly touched on her work. Since she is most certainly an expert on her own work, I think adding this into her lecture could have added a relevant and personal piece to her topic.
Questions for the artist:
1. How does your own work factor into feminism in art? Do you ever explore digital media to portray your message? How and why or why not?
2. Why do you think feminism is still widely missing in pop culture and modern art?
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