Art Theory Porposal

Texts I will be examining in the context of my research painting 

Mulveys theory male gaze, John Berger Ways of seeing. Jacques Lacan psychoanalytical study The gaze

Artists I will be examining

Varies female artist self portraits. Lois Mailou Jones, Artemisia Gentileschi, Rita Angus, Judith Leyster

Judith Leyster

Rita Angus

Lois Mailou

“To be naked is to be oneself.
To be nude is to be seen naked by others and yet not recognized for oneself.” John Berger Ways of seeing

My question is focused around normalizing the nude by subverting the male gaze through the act of traditional self portraiture. In short my question is How can I normalize the female nude through the act of traditional portraiture? How can the nude be normalized through the act of traditional self-portraiture