Women and Rose in Joan Snyder’s Symphony VII  

作　　者：TAO Leng 

机构地区：[1]University of Tsukuba,Tsukuba,Japan

出　　处：《Cultural and Religious Studies》2022年第4期202-208,共7页文化与宗教研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Flowers are endowed with rich symbolic meanings.It uses unique attributes to express people's emotions,feelings,and desires.According to Joan Snyder's Symphony VII,not all flowers symbolize beauty and happiness.The artist uses unique painting techniques to paint beautiful roses as bloody female organs,showing the fragility and helplessness of women.The work gives a contrasting impact of beauty and despair.Applying Greenberg's abstract expressionism theory and Erwin Panofsky's iconography theory along with research,this paper explored how Joan Snyder uses flower elements to symbolize women's vulnerability in Symphony VII.Joan Snyder's Symphony VII is constantly discussing violence against women around the world to warn and showcase the problems of women around us.

关 键 词：FLOWER ROSE Modern art Abstract expressionism ICONOGRAPHY 

分 类 号：TM6[电气工程—电力系统及自动化]