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Ugly vs Beautiful can we find some universal truths?. Venus , the goddess of Beauty how has she changed over the years?. Venus de Milo, c. 300 BCE. Venus, Rubens, c. 1600. Birth of Venus, Botticelli c. 1482. Venus Williams. Venus, Botero, 1997. What is your ideal of beauty?.
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Venus, the goddess of Beautyhow has she changed over the years? Venus de Milo, c. 300 BCE Venus, Rubens, c. 1600 Birth of Venus, Botticelli c. 1482 Venus Williams Venus, Botero, 1997
What is your ideal of beauty? Could beauty come from the message that is implied? details, Sistine Chapel, Adam and Hands Michelangelo, 1511 Nefertiti, c. 1350 BCE
What is ugly? What elements of design in these paintings create the sense of “ugly” for us? Are there any moral messages in these paintings? Into the World There Came a Soul Named Ida, Ivan Albright, 1929 Saturn Devouring One of his Children, Goya, 1819
How do Beauty and Ugliness Interact? • Las Meninas, Velasquez, 1656 • At the Prado Museum in Madrid • Court painting, Baroque Period of Spanish Golden Age • The Infanta Margarita and her hand servants, staring at mom and dad, the king Phillip IV and his queen • Velasquez is behind his painting; who are his subjects? • Why do you think there are dwarves in the picture?
Is Ugly in the Eye of the Beholder? Untitled #412, Sherman, 2003 Big Man, Mueck, 2000
Are Beauty or Ugliness Cultural? Mursi Tribe, Ethiopia Chinese shoes for bound feet Moko tatoo, Maori tribe, New Zealand