Self image

In the movie “Helter Skelter” the presence of the distortion of the self-image is shown throughout the film. The film, in short, is about the rise and fall of a top Japanese idol named Lillico. Lillico is obsessed with looking youthful to the point that she has none of her original features left. Bought at a price, the exact cost of changing her looks reveals itself slowly throughout the film. This movie shows an example of the psychological perspective, in how Japan's celebrity culture is…

cover. When a person is quick to judge they don’t realize that that person may change. They may also be the way they are because of past event that have made them how they are. With this in mind, in Grendel, by John Gardner, he shows how Grendel’s self-image changes throughout the course of the book. Although Grendel has clearly changed, the three main characters that contribute to his changes are The Dragon, Unferth, and Beowulf. One of the major contributors to his change is the Dragon.…

called 'Watchful Eyes: The Gaze in Contemporary Photography' at the Edelman Gallery that showed exactly which ways portraits of people have been approached by different artists and the meanings behind each approach. This exhibit presented categories of images of people who share their lives through a glance, gaze or gesture, with or without their knowledge. These type of photographs give a greater understanding about how we see others and ourselves. No matter what the portrait contains, the…

of a moment in time and transcend to a "deeper level" of artistic understanding. Momaday makes these claims when discussing the work of renowned photographer Edward S. Curtis, who spent his lifetime perfecting the art of photography while capturing images of Native Americans. Upon examining Edward S. Curtis's photographic work and the effects of photography on American culture from its inception to its use in the modern age, one can clearly see that Momaday's claims of photography carrying not…

From Friedrich Kittler’s book, “Optical media” , “After 1836, there were two possible options available to everyone: either to write letters or books or else to send telegraphic signals. After 1839, there were also two options for images: either to paint or to photograph them.” Because this new technology was available – and better suited – to document visual realities, painting was relieved somewhat of its social function (realistic portraiture) and freed up to explore its expressive…

to which the company knows their products are more likely to sell. However, current times suggest, rather than enticing young men and women into purchasing their products, many advertisements can lead to negative behaviors such as eating disorders, self esteem issues, and representing themselves in a provocative manner. To clarify, in an effort to fit in with society's standard's of appearance, many young women and men turn to eating disorders. Ad's from companies such as, Victoria's Secret,…

including photography, painting, music, and sculpture just to name a few. Given that, there is art if film, but an ongoing debate questions whether film itself can be conceived as an art form at all. All films at their bare minimum are photographic images being shown in a rapid succession to give the appearance of movement. André Bazin believes that photography holds a place in the category of the 'plastic arts ' along with paintings, and sculptures, in that photography is an art form. On the…

People are inundated with large amounts of images on the daily based that they are more willing to skim through images rather that look and examine the possible situations presented. The artist made an attempt to put the pictures in a different context and hold the viewers attention much like a painting would. At first I did what most people do when it comes to digital images, I took a quick glance and kept looking, it was only on the second walk around did…

Currie argues that a process of subconscious remediation occurs in film, between reality and illusion, the outcome of which is an understanding that the images on screen are captured and manipulated.7 Braking a film up into still images and examining a single shot “blurs the boundar[ies]” to the extent where the illusionistic element is lost and the image becomes like a photograph, embodying the ‘window on the world’ ideology.8 Outside of cinema, art films provide another complication. The…

It was taken almost 20 years ago with what is now a very old-fashioned instant camera. There are also some images that I kept from an old calendar all over my room, mostly beach pictures. I absolutely love the beach. I love the sunsets and sunrises, the waves and the birds. I think it is very interesting how angles, symmetry, and lighting can make a huge difference…