If Looks Could Kill - Graphic Art & Design

Far too frail, Spain has disallowed use of lithe mannequins in stores because it “contributes to eating disorders.”

Personally, I don’t get it. Clothes, fashions, etc. look BETTER on physically appealing specimens - it helps move product. If an enormous ass is devouring the seat of some pants ‘tween its massive cheeks, it’s less flattering to the clothing, thereby potentially affecting sales. I’m being extreme though, their mandate limits it to Size 6 and up, which isn’t big at all. I just get riled when people imply that the media is responsible for girls’ feelings of self-loathing.

What I dig about this article, is that “designers will standardize women’s apparel so a given size will fit the same way no matter who sells it.” YES! Do this. I hate shopping, and if sizes were universal across designers it would make life so much easier!!! Do it to shoes too, then I can order everything online and never set foot in a store again.

Futuristic Badassedness:

To get a better idea of the shapes of Spanish women’s bodies, the government is employing some heavy technology. Using laser-fitted booths that can take 130 measurements of a body in 30 seconds, the Health Ministry is fanning out across the country to assess the sizes of Spanish women.

I demand an uprising, we require this in America, too - the standardization of sizes, that is, NOT the banning of mannequins!

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I’ve not seen this one before but this painting was based on the photograph and supposedly a string of unfortunate consequences begat those with the misfortune to possess it. Read the rest here.

Shown at left is a close-up on the area of interest from the painting. Click on it to see the entire painting. At right, the original photo of the Headless Man taken in Arizona. Click on it to visit the site, essentially it’s a double exposure with an inexplicable human-like image in it.

See the other infamous haunted painting here.

Continued from yesterday’s post, further elaboration on how I perceive the man in the moon.

To me, it looks like a face in ecstasy, as best represented by my favorite sculpture, The Ecstasy of St. Theresa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Funny that my favorite sculptor would be devoutly religious, something I am the direct opposite of, at least in the commonly-held sense. Bernini had such a knack for capturing the apex of emotional intensity in blocks of marble.

Here’s more on St. Teresa.

I believe this to be anthropomorphism more than anything, but the images are still captivating.

Below is a perspective view of the structure making up the face seen in the first photo. It doesn’t look quite as I would imagine, to be able cast similar shadows as those seen above.

Of course, I am thoroughly entertained by this, because it is so surreal to see a human face in a naturally-occuring landscape is so surreal.

My favorite instance of this is the man on the moon. As I looked for a picture showing this, it became apparent that most see the face differently than I do. Here’s how I perceive it:

The Man in the Moon

Face darkened using Burn tool in Adobe Photoshop.

Red highlighting added for further facial definition

Mars face story & Slideshow: (Source)
Moon Imagery: (Source)