Body ideals change over time and we've gone from curves to thinspo to fitspo. I'd say that the best ideal would be to have no ideal at all, because each and everyone of us has a unique body and it is impossible for all of us to get the same shape anyways. I'm a child of my time, and of course I get affected by the ideals we have. At least I am conscious about it, and I definitely think that today's fitspo is slightly better than yesterday's thinspo, because it involves a health aspect which wasn't there at all before.
I found a very interesting article about ideals now and then, with art GIF's created by Lauren Wade:
"To shed light to the unrealistic body ideals created by virtual scalpels, photo editor Lauren Wade has taken her Photoshop tools to famous paintings that feature iconic images of female beauty. By perking up breasts, pulling in waists, creating thigh gaps and smoothing out blemishes, Wade shows just how extreme Photoshop culture has become."
Read the article and see more pictures here.
I found a very interesting article about ideals now and then, with art GIF's created by Lauren Wade:
"To shed light to the unrealistic body ideals created by virtual scalpels, photo editor Lauren Wade has taken her Photoshop tools to famous paintings that feature iconic images of female beauty. By perking up breasts, pulling in waists, creating thigh gaps and smoothing out blemishes, Wade shows just how extreme Photoshop culture has become."
Read the article and see more pictures here.
Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus (1486) This is one of my favorite paintings. I love that Lauren has photoshopped the man too, wonder why she didn't get him a six-pack though
Francisco Goya, Nude Maya (1797-1800)
This painting plays a central part in Jostein Gaarder's book "Maya". I love his books, and when he combines a good story with a little bit of art history it gets even better!
This painting plays a central part in Jostein Gaarder's book "Maya". I love his books, and when he combines a good story with a little bit of art history it gets even better!
Raphael, Three Graces (1504-1505)