The Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, is an oil painting created in 1907 by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. During the time period in which Picasso painted this piece, he was experimenting with a more radical style called Cubism and Primitivism. In this piece, Picasso portrays 5 female prostitutes in a disconcerting manner that emphasizes their unconventional feminism. The unconventional feminism is said to be portrayed in the anti-conservative stances and the masculine masks. The stances portrayed by the woman in the painting exposed them in a way that was  uncommon to the time period and was unique to the works of few artists to the time (Similar to Matisse).

I picked this piece because it can best be related to that of Medea. In this painting, woman are portrayed in a manner that is unconventional for its time period. Women are openly exposed in this piece and have open stances. The women prostitutes appear menacing  with angular and disjointed body shapes. These characteristics connote a sense of feminism that just wasn’t common during the 20th century. Women during this time period were mostly viewed as conservative.  In relation to Medea, she expresses a great deal of feminism that was unique to that individual piece. In Medea, she openly expresses her worth and proves it to men who degrade her feministic views. Even though the relation to the two isn’t precise, they both connote similar themes through a media outlet. The only difference between the two is that Picasso’s piece leaves a more open interpretation .