Female Body Image Research

Image of the female body over the years Nude female figures have been portrayed in art through out the decades. But only no has it become apparent to many that new art that portray the female body are not only beautiful but harmful to young and older individuals whom see them. Teenagers start to look at their bodies wondering if they are good enough. Even having them try to loose weight at any cost even their health. “In one study, 44% of adolescent girls believed they were overweight and 60% were actively trying to lose weight even though the majority of these young girls were within normal weight ranges,” Katzman. Older individuals, mainly men are very intrigued by the females that are sexually portrayed through out the streets and television. This creates a very thin line between having art being pleasing to look at without any hard or sexual feeling, to having questioning the body others have and are people sexual objects? Being human makes everyone have their own opinion, that then creates a dilemma. …show more content…
Females having prone hips and curves and crevasse throughout their body was normal and considered beautiful. They aren't to skinny nor to obese. In the 1600’s we can now start to see how the female body starts to become thinner, thus creating a different appeal to men and woman. 400 years pass and we can see that more and more the art becomes explicit as well as the body becoming thinner and thinner. More sex appeal becomes popular in art, having the body seen as an object not as a person. Magazines with models start to look sickly, as their bones are covered by a thin layer of skin. Creating anorexia to be the next threat in young girls lives who want that unachievable