Essays
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Visual and Political Analysis of ‘Flower Still Life’ by Rachel Ruysh
2020-04-27 01:08:19 UTCDrawing viewers to a bouquet of fully bloomed luminating flowers, Dutch painter Rachel Ruysh (Figure 1) illustrated detailed visual talents and hidden allegories in her floral still life oil painting, Flower Still-Life (figure 1). Made in 1726, Ruysh’s work depicts a large bouquet of flowers and foliages that looks almost…
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Korean Beauty Enhancement and its Representation with Field Report
2020-04-27 01:02:35 UTCThroughout history, women have been subjugated to unrealistic beauty expectations that are often created by men. Entrapped under the male gaze, often depicting women as sexual objects, beauty products such as lipstick and mascara have become tools to adhere to these beauty expectations. However as technology becomes more and more…
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Post-modern manga : Itou Junji’s Tomie (1987 - 2011)
2019-12-19 08:56:02 UTCWritten and Illustrated by Japanese horror mangaka Junji Ito, Tomie (Japanese Name: 富江) is a horror manga series that centers on the titular character Tomie. As the protagonist, Tomie is a beautiful Japanese girl with a bewitching charm that has the power to seduce men to their deaths. This essay…