Comments on: Using Art to Confront the Absent Referent: ‘a bird at my table’ http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/ Challenging oppression and injustice, against nonhuman animals, humans, and earth — one vegan, environmentalist, feminist, social-justice-loving, all-around-progressive post at a time. Thu, 17 May 2012 22:52:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Deb http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-3898 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:02:17 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-3898 Thanks for letting me know! I’ll update the post this evening.

]]> By: LA Watson http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-3897 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:57:23 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-3897 Thanks for everyone’s wonderful comments! I wanted to update you that I am going by my initials now (L.A.) and my website link has changed: http://www.lawatsonart.com

Best to all.

]]> By: Heilpraktikerschule Hamburg - Prüfungsvorbereitung Heilpraktiker Ausschnitt 2 http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-1266 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:29:28 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-1266 [...] Using Art to Confront the Absent Referent: ‘a bird at my table’ « Animal Rights &a… [...]

]]> By: Deb http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-430 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:23:10 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-430 Thanks for finding the link! I had looked for one, but it either wasn’t posted yet or I didn’t do a good job of looking. I might actually try to get up there for it. It’s semi-reasonable for a day trip!

]]> By: A hen is a mink is a dog is a boy.* Also: site updates and intersectionality links! » V for Vegan: easyVegan.info http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-403 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:24:32 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-403 [...] Deb and I both wrote about art-as-activism over at Animal Rights & AntiOppression. Deb shared with us the artwork of Ashley Watson, a self-described “vegan-feminist-animal rights” artist [...]

]]> By: Kelly G. http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-398 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:35:13 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-398 Hey, fyi: if anyone is in NJ and interested in catching the exhibit, here are the details:

http://iwa.rutgers.edu/

Forthcoming Exhibitions & Events
January 19 – March 7, 2010: “Gendered Agency:” Aliza Augustine and Ashley Watson

Institute for Women & Art at Rutgers
191 College Avenue, 2nd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Also, here’s the link to Rutgers’ Arts & Culture page:
http://www.rutgers.edu/campus-life/arts-culture

]]> By: Kelly G. http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-391 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:40:14 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-391 I was going to say that it’s been awhile since I’ve purchased any meat products, packaged or otherwise, and then it occurred to me – I’ve *never* shopped for meat myself, since I went vegetarian before moving out of my parents’ home. Possibly this random factoid makes me happier than it should!

And yes, Suicide Food!

]]> By: Bea Elliott http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-387 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:07:14 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-387 … If I could edit – I’d correct the run-on sentence. Sorry ’bout that! :)

]]> By: Bea Elliott http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-386 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:05:41 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-386 @Marji – Since you brought up the side of cartoonish figures… I can’t help but mention the sarcastic ridicule of the industries portrayal of the “happy” or “contented animal”, who goes so willingly to his/her slaughter. “Suicide” food certainly shows a different perspective: http://www.suicidefood.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Marji http://challengeoppression.com/2010/01/13/using-art-to-confront-the-absent-referent-a-bird-at-my-table/#comment-385 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:31:04 +0000 http://challengeoppression.com/?p=2967#comment-385 Incredibly provocative! I love the video, very poignant.

I do find it interesting, though, that many packages of meat, chicken especially, do have a picture of a live animal. Foster Farms’ logo includes a white leghorn rooster prominently displayed, for example. Petaluma Poultry also has a chicken as their logo and, of course, their carcasses display wholly unrealistic bucolic scenes. The latter is quite cartoonish while the former is very realistic looking.

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