The Woman

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Harold Knight (U.K. 1874-1961) - The Green Book

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Edna May

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Archeologists found (no, not Zarahemla...) the archetypes of beauty.

The "Venus of Willendorf" (carved from an oolitic limestone that is not local to the area, and tinted with red ochre) :
[#img] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... s-1468.jpg[/img]

and the "Venus of Hohle Fels" (hewn from ivory of a mammoth tusk) :
[#img] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... efels2.jpg[/img]

According to the material and technology, they are products of artists - lived 20-30 thousand years ago.


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And today...

Yossi Loloi says these archetypes are among us.
See Project Full Beauty! (18 pics...) NSFW?

“Women of size have always purely fascinated me. Like all things that are unknown I guess there is a natural tendency for one to be either curious or to just end up plain prejudiced. I was naturally curious and wanted to know more, and eventually I developed the need to photograph them.”
“My intentions were pretty clear from the first two photos I ever took. I knew I did not have to exploit them or force anything too much. All I was focused on was trying to create the most quiet and intimate, yet contemporary and strong images possible. I knew some viewers might have mixed feelings or even strong reactions to my work but I never took that in during the process. I was concentrated on giving the viewer the opportunity to admire something they rarely get to see.”
“Some of my models are or have been erotic models. Others are just women that wanted to be portrayed and that never had any experience whatsoever in front of a camera. There is never a sense of hurry in my photo shoots, and that helped them to relax. It is extremely important to spend some time together talking before taking out the camera.”
“It’s a very special moment when someone drops their clothes in front of your eyes; you immediately understand it’s a gift that needs to be treated with the highest of respect. It’s a very strong feeling; it’s not the print, it’s not necessarily the exhibition, it’s that feeling you feel that makes you want to shoot again.”
“To me the fact that Full Beauty has been published, exhibited or written about, that’s a major success. Fashion magazine Vogue for instance, has been showing more curvy women in the past years – that was taboo until not long ago. It’s not only the acknowledgement of ‘fat’ as subversive beauty; it’s the realization that simply anyone can be beautiful.”

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Archeologists found (no, not Zarahemla...) the archetypes of beauty.

The "Venus of Willendorf" (carved from an oolitic limestone that is not local to the area, and tinted with red ochre) :


and the "Venus of Hohle Fels" (hewn from ivory of a mammoth tusk) :


According to the material and technology, they are products of artists - lived 20-30 thousand years ago.


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And today...

Yossi Loloi says these archetypes are among us.
See Project Full Beauty! (18 pics...) NSFW?

“Women of size have always purely fascinated me. Like all things that are unknown I guess there is a natural tendency for one to be either curious or to just end up plain prejudiced. I was naturally curious and wanted to know more, and eventually I developed the need to photograph them.”
“My intentions were pretty clear from the first two photos I ever took. I knew I did not have to exploit them or force anything too much. All I was focused on was trying to create the most quiet and intimate, yet contemporary and strong images possible. I knew some viewers might have mixed feelings or even strong reactions to my work but I never took that in during the process. I was concentrated on giving the viewer the opportunity to admire something they rarely get to see.”
“Some of my models are or have been erotic models. Others are just women that wanted to be portrayed and that never had any experience whatsoever in front of a camera. There is never a sense of hurry in my photo shoots, and that helped them to relax. It is extremely important to spend some time together talking before taking out the camera.”
“It’s a very special moment when someone drops their clothes in front of your eyes; you immediately understand it’s a gift that needs to be treated with the highest of respect. It’s a very strong feeling; it’s not the print, it’s not necessarily the exhibition, it’s that feeling you feel that makes you want to shoot again.”
“To me the fact that Full Beauty has been published, exhibited or written about, that’s a major success. Fashion magazine Vogue for instance, has been showing more curvy women in the past years – that was taboo until not long ago. It’s not only the acknowledgement of ‘fat’ as subversive beauty; it’s the realization that simply anyone can be beautiful.”

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Thank You...

What about fat Venuses?
Project Full Beauty! (18 pics...)


NSFW?

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Emile Friant

Jeune Nancéienne dans un paysage de neige-Musée des beaux-arts de Nancy

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Passionflower - Piet Mondrian

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Claude-Marie Dubufe - Regrets, 1826-27

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Have any of you seen the movie, "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein"? I was mesmerized by Lenore Aubert









Here she is as the doctor:

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Can't find an image that fits here but maybe someone else can:

RENOIR, Pierre-Auguste

The Ponytail (Suzanne Valadon)

1885