Ok this post is going to make me sound crazy but I am just going to keep it real and see how it goes.
I've always know artists are very visual people but I often get to thinking that everyone can see what I see. I'm willing to concede that maybe that's not the case. I have never admitted what I'm about to say in a public forum before because I'm afraid you will judge me and call me crazy. Here goes. I see faces. All over the place at any given time. I figure anyone can see them, especially if I point them out. Not so much! I see them so much that I've decided to start drawing them or chronicle them in some way. The problem is I don't have paper and pencil handy when I see them.
Today I was sitting in the bathroom looking at my towel hanging on the rod and I often see faces in my towels. Today was no exception and since I had my phone with me I decided to take a photo so I could draw it later. I took several photos and never can I see the face in the photo. Is it a vampire? I would argue not. The only conclusion I can come to is that I see them more in my mind than the camera sees them. I'm a little freaked out right now.
I see faces in chipped paint patterns on bathroom walls and water stained streets and sidewalks. Apparently I need to start carrying around a notebook so I can keep a log of them.
Okay. So now you know I'm crazy! At least I'm keeping it real!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
What Is Physical Beauty Anyway?
I have been thinking about physical beauty recently, with all the media and societal pressure to be attractive on a physical level. What does that even mean? It's so ridiculous to even try to describe it since everyone has such a different opinion of what beauty is. Is it long hair or short or bald? Blond, brunette, or redhead? Muscular or thin or plump? Blue eyes, brown eyes, or green eyes? (I have no idea why I've listed all these things in threes!)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as we have heard a hundred times but it is absolutely true. As humans we seem to never appreciate what we have when we have it anyway. My dear friend Annie and I have lamented, that when we were young and hot we had NO idea we were, and thought we were ugly and fat, etc. Now we are older, wiser, and have a lot more self confidence and are content with who we are.
Yesterday I saw the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and it was a great movie, but one of the things that struck me is how beautiful the lead actresses were and not by Hollywood standards. The female leads are Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and Celia Imrie. They are older and to their credit have not done all the plastic surgery to make them wrinkle free etc. and they are stunning! I wish that would catch on here in the US so people could relax and be themselves. And by people I mean women! Men are not as confined to the beauty myth that women seem to be in.
As long as I'm on this topic, another movie worth seeing is Miss Representation. A documentary speaking on what Hollywood and the media is doing to women regarding how they look. Some people are taking a stand and not getting "work" done on their faces even if it means not getting a job. That takes guts but I applaud them for it.
Rock on for aging naturally. Thank you Judi Dench and others for keeping it real.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as we have heard a hundred times but it is absolutely true. As humans we seem to never appreciate what we have when we have it anyway. My dear friend Annie and I have lamented, that when we were young and hot we had NO idea we were, and thought we were ugly and fat, etc. Now we are older, wiser, and have a lot more self confidence and are content with who we are.
Yesterday I saw the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and it was a great movie, but one of the things that struck me is how beautiful the lead actresses were and not by Hollywood standards. The female leads are Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and Celia Imrie. They are older and to their credit have not done all the plastic surgery to make them wrinkle free etc. and they are stunning! I wish that would catch on here in the US so people could relax and be themselves. And by people I mean women! Men are not as confined to the beauty myth that women seem to be in.
As long as I'm on this topic, another movie worth seeing is Miss Representation. A documentary speaking on what Hollywood and the media is doing to women regarding how they look. Some people are taking a stand and not getting "work" done on their faces even if it means not getting a job. That takes guts but I applaud them for it.
Rock on for aging naturally. Thank you Judi Dench and others for keeping it real.
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