Mirrors to Windows: The Artist as Woman 2015
Distributed by Collective Eye Films, 1315 SE 20th Ave. #3, Portland OR 97214; 971-236-2056
Produced by Susan Steinberg
Directed by Susan Steinberg
DVD , color, 76 min.
College - General Adult
Artists, Art, Careers, Popular Culture
Date Entered: 05/01/2018
Reviewed by Jessica Morales, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OhioMirrors to Windows: The Artist as Woman documents ten international multigenerational women artists over a three year span as they share their personal stories about building careers in the London art scene. The film is divided into three distinct chapters, each focusing on a particular stage of the artists’ life experiences, works of art, and how the two intertwine.
This documentary provides essential first-person accounts to discussions concerning gender, sexuality, motherhood, and societal pressures in the context of expressed art, careers, and personal growth. What elevates this film as a driving force in these important conversations is the numerous multidimensional views portrayed in one celebratory film about women.
Recommended for college level students and community organizers, Mirrors to Windows not only serves as a motivational tutorial of forging a career in the art world, but it provides great insight of how the label “woman” serves as inspiration and an obstacle alike.