Category: Art

Art, Art & Photography, Nude, Obesity

Obese Women In The Nude, Challenges Traditional Notions Of Beauty

The ReadyWriter

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I’ve heard many times before that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Photographer Yossi Loloi think so, which is why in his project entitled “Full Beauty” he features nude photographs of women 420 pounds and larger.

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With a deep respect for his subjects and a challenging eye toward both pop culture and art history, Loloi shows that the history of the female nude is a dangerously limited one. While it is a rarity to show curvy bodies in advertising, entertainment or even contemporary art, obese women are virtually never acknowledged in these realms, despite the growing number of Americans who are overweight.

By showcasing women up to 600 pounds, Loloi shows a softness and beauty to an often ignored body type.

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On his website Loloi writes: “I believe we own ‘freedom of taste’ and one shouldn’t be reluctant of expressing his inclination towards it. Limiting this freedom is living in a dictatorship of aesthetics.”

Do you find Loloi’s photographs shocking or comforting? I’m curious to know your opinion, so sound off!

Art, Celebrity, Controversy, Failed Relationships, Slow news day, What he said

Chris Brown & Rihanna should cut the B.S. and just hook up already!

The ReadyWriter

I’m so tired of all the speculation surrounding singers, Chris Brown and troubled Barbarian Rihanna regarding a reconciliation. First, they both attended a private Island party, then she confessed her undying love for him on Oprah’s Next Chapter, then the two shared a kissed at the VMA’s, now they supposedly have matching tattoos. Enough already!!!!

The problem is, she has forgiven him for the infamous 2009 beat down on her but the world has not. So what are these matching or identical tatoo’s about?

Rihanna’s latest ink, of an Egyptian goddess, is similarly etched into her midsection with the wings spread just below the “We Found Love” singer’s breasts.

Earlier this month, Brown showed off another new piece of body art, with a sketch of a woman’s face imprinted onto the right side of his neck.

Fans and the media noted that the tattoo bore a striking resemblance to a bruised and battered Rihanna, but Brown defended his ink against haters on Tuesday. “I’m an artist and this is art,” he wrote on his Twitter account. “Dia de los Muertos.”

 
 
 Although Chris Brown supposedly have a girlfriend, he and Rihanna still remain friends. In the meantime I’m sure the media will still fuel the speculation off of their cryptic messages to each other.