This is really shaping up to be a "bash the media for destroying women's self-confidence" fest, which is not my intention (seriously...just following the assignment for this one). For this assignment, I am using collage for my medium, which I really did not look forward to. I am very surprised at how well it came out! There was such simplicity in finding material for my project, I mean what is more superficial and unrealistic in the world of real beauty than Vogue? I looked at the concept of body wars and how society puts pressure on women for the "perfect body", but that's one thing Vogue could not assist with. For all the models in the magazine, there was not a single breast! I would have put together an over the top, large breast tiny waist, curvy dipiction, but the material was not going to support that. Vogue would support the perfect teenage boy depiction since the models have no breasts or hips to speak of.
So, what I did do...
Societies dipiction of the perfect face, Photoshop style, and how we women can achieve this with the latest creams and beauty aides (even though they achieved it with the slide of a mouse and couple of clicks). How I see images in media and design drawing our attention to every line and wrinkle in attempt to send us straight to the nearest department store cosmetic counter for that instant fix....
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