Abstract 

Gender roles in society are such that the male gender is considered a dominant aspect while the female gender is viewed from a suppressive position. Such gender roles in society have extended to their representations in art over the years, but since the rise of the feminist movement, perceptions regarding gender representation of women have been improving. Progress has been achieved with regards to the representation of femininity in art, where there is a shift from objectification to an almost equal representation to the masculine ideology. Works by artist such as Sarah Lucas depict a confrontational attitude where there is an intent to blur the traditional binarism of gender representation. Lucas uses art to depict the fissures between the male and female art representation as a way of aligning herself to the feminist ideals. Regardless of the progress made by artists such as Lucas, art is still created in a patriarchal system and has to depict aspects of male dominance.