I thought I could research how the artists I have chosen decide to approach cultural issues and whether it has worked. For example in Laura Callaghan's illustrations she envisions women with extravagant and materialistic lifestyles however they always look ridiculously bored with their lives. In Grayson Perry's work he plays with the idea of social classes in Britain and uses traditional art forms such as pottery and tapestry to produce modern fine art reflecting this. Hope Gangloff paints the people she's closest to in the way he wants to by twisting the image ever so slightly, it's her way of 'teasing' people, describing it as his sense of humour. This would be an example of art that could potentially be interpreted as influencing body image and what we 'want to see however this was never initially Hope's intentions.
Therefore by researching more into specific artists I have learnt that often the artists does not intentionally wish to have an influence on cultural issues however does so in the process (Hope Gangloff). Perhaps looking more down the path of how the artists vision differs from the audiences interpretation would be an interesting field to look at.
what I am struggling with most at the moment is trying to find artists that are open with the intentions of their work. Many like to leave it open to the audience which seems like a perfect answer to my question as to whether their work is intentional however what it does not tell me is if they are politically and socially aware or if their work is simply for trivial purposes and putting cash in their hands.
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