I was so pleased and flattered when Daily Art asked me to write an article about goddess gifs, a series of prehistoric female statues shaking it. I don’t usually write about prehistoric art, so this piece was definitely a new challenge. Since they’re so old, we really don’t know much for sure about the cultures that made them or how the statues might have fit into social and religious customs. Despite the current scarcity of information, this would be a fascinating topic to explore further.
Click here to read “The Real Story of the Goddess Gifs” on DailyArt Magazine.
Alexandra Kiely, aka A Scholarly Skater, is an art historian based in the northeastern United States. She loves wandering down the dark and dusty corners of art history and wholeheartedly believes in visual art's ability to enrich every person's life.
Her favorite periods of art history are 19th-century American painting and medieval European art and architecture. When she not looking at, reading about, writing about, or teaching art, she's probably ice dancing or reading.
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Nicely done! I didn’t realize goddess gifs were a thing…!
They’re pretty new. I think they came out around the first of the year. I’m glad you liked the article!