افاق للعلوم
Volume 10, Numéro 4, Pages 505-515
2025-09-21
The Colonial Dimensions Of The Painting 'women Of Algiers In Their Apartment: A Cultural And Artistic Approach
Authors : Lamor Mohamed Lamine .
Abstract
This paper explores the colonial dimensions of the painting Women of Algiers in Their Apartment by analysing Orientalist paintings of harems. The aim is to develop a clear understanding of the reasons behind this false representation and the motivations that led Orientalist artists to engage in colonial projects through their art. The study aims to avoid the stereotypical images often portrayed in Orientalist art that romanticise the East and its exoticism while overlooking non-aesthetic considerations that serve the economic and political interests of the colonisers. Much of what has been depicted is merely a Western invention aimed at reconstructing the 'Other' according to specific perceptions and interests, which forms part of the justification for colonialism
Keywords
Orientalism, the East, Orientalist painting, harem, ideology
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