Reference to first lecture, "How human made art and how art made human"
The documentary we watched, about Venus Von Willendorf, how the artist who made the sculpture exaggerated the human figure with big breasts and buttocks was an interesting topic which makes us to think what made the artist creat that very work of art in such a way, plus to learn more about the cultural and other belief behind it.
As I'vde brought up in an Asian culture, it is different for me how I saw and captured the figure of women in my memory and brain.
As the religious and other cultural belief in my society created the image of women as fragile, timid and elegant. As in today's most of the society and cultures see beauty of the women same way.
The image I chose for my argument is "Supermodel", the figure of supermodel has their own design, image and creation how a women must look.
My argument is base on my knowledge and cultural and philosophical belief, that makes me believe that it is a bit extreme. The figure of female supermodel creation is way to skinnier and unattractive to human beauty of art feminism.
The Long legs, bony hips, thighs, chest and high cheek bones and hollow eyes like a drug adict.
That also effects a lot of women and growing up girls, as in their brian and memory that is how a perfect, sexy women must look.
I totally agree it's beautiful and attractive when women are shapely. As in some culture their have their ideal shape described how it should be, or been branded,
for example: Hourglass, 36-24-36 etc...
Even a lot of supermodels had confessed they had also been a victim of the image and shape as the "Supermodel", they had to go throug lot of eating disorders, taking addictive drugs like cocaine and heroin etc... Sadly in that battle of being the perfect sexy women, they became the sad victims who lost they lives in the most beautiful time of their lives.
I'll finish my argument by saying, I believe the image of a another living being or things is created in our memory and brain by the how the artists of the a certain culture of society put forward the image of it.
That makes me believe art can be use in a fatal way or beneficial way, depending on how it is presented to the people of a society or culture and how they maintain it...
Checkout this link, it's a interesting article I found on the web which links to what my argument and where I got the image from.
Hi Abdullah
ReplyDeleteyour first entry is a good start. I like that you position yourself in terms of culture and that you provide evidence of independent research. There is however an element missing from your response and that is the discussion around the cultural values associated with the image of exaggeration you have chosen.(Check the assignment) Why is this body type a current ideal of beauty in the west? What does it say about contemporary culture and for that matter what does the preference for an hourglass body say about a culture's values? What you say is good but make sure you deal with the whole assignment.
mmm, only one entry and we are in week five.
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