Miss Representation

Honestly, the society nowadays encourage individuality and being proud of who you are. However, when it actually comes down to what really matters, everyone has their own insecurities and often times for girls it's always about appearances. I agree with the video because if it wasn't for the social media with their models and beautiful actresses in movies, magazines, commercials, etc, few girls would be self-conscious about their weight. Before little kids were exposed to such false stereotypes, they only cared about crayons, snacks, nap time, and recess time. What happened to those innocent leisure time of spending time with your friends purely because you liked spending time with them? Now, if you dressed really "ugly" or if you don't dress up to a standard set by the society, people would be less likely to want to talk to you or befriend you.
The standard is even more visible in the world of politics because as the video shows, only 17% of the Congress. A new fact that I recently learned is that instead of political issues and stance influencing the public opinion, the public opinion influences the stance of political issues. If the public opinion is of perfectly proportioned bodies with beautiful face and luscious hair, imagine how the political world would have any difference on women politicians? As a guest speaker was saying, "imagine if Americans knew that places like Cuba, China, Iraq, and Afghanistan has more women in government than the United States of America, then we'd get some people upset." If people knew that one of the largest and influential country in the world had less than equal representation of both genders, how is America going to become a better country both moral and economic wise. One of my favorite quote from the video would be "no wonder we (Americans) are in such trouble in this country."

Annunciation 1528, Garfalo

I like this piece because it's very detailed and the way they portray the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel is really beautiful. The lines are really clearly distinguished as well as blending in with it's folds. The background and wings of Gabriel is really well drawn. 


Cvrček's Dream 1981, Kurt Gebauer

I like this one because when I look at it, I feel really laid back and relaxed. It seems as if it's a universal representation of those laid back days when you can just take a nap. The bird also adds a bit of humor into the composition of the piece because even the bird is relaxing. 
The Isle of the Dead 1883, Arnold Bocklin

This piece gives a feeling of isolation which is exactly what Death is. When you're dead, you're not a part of the world anymore and you're being isolated into a whole new dimension of some sort. The isolation is shown through the space of the background and the water around the small island. The middle almost seems scary because of the dark trees.
Moonlit Night on the Dnieper 1882, Arkhip Kuindzhi

I really like the different shades and contrast of this piece. It emphasized on the brightness of the moon which shows a feeling of darkness yet with a light of hope. It's like when you're all down and vulnerable, there's that one light of hope that shines through.
Meditation 2004-2005, Jiri Kornatovsky

This piece has a really detailed lines and the different shades expressed through the lines shows a rhythm or movement of the lines. It's like the lines are constantly moving inwards into the black whole. The piece is really condensed and focused, seems like it puts an emphasis on the density of things, just like when you're meditating you have to focus.