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January 1, 2026Ecocene Cappadocia Journal of Environmental Humanities Cappadocia UniversityOpen Access

The Image as a Felt Thing: Ambivalent Gestures in Motherhood and Painting

Laura Rosengren

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The aim is to explore the interplay between emotional gestures in motherhood and their representation in painting.
Art analysis focusing on symbolic gestures in artworks
Comparative examination of paintings depicting motherhood
Interpretation of emotional responses elicited by visual elements
Identified an array of ambivalent gestures in representations of motherhood
Demonstrated that these gestures evoke complex emotional responses
Highlighted the dual nature of expression in both art and parental experience

Implication

This art analysis explores emotional gestures in painting related to motherhood, revealing complex meanings.

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Laura Rosengren (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696b29a19396dd04f30d9855 https://doi.org/10.46863/ecocene.139

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