It's Art - But is it Beautiful?

[steepholm]

I think so. And it's certainly hypnotic. But there's just a tincture of creepiness in there too, n'est-ce pas?

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[lady-schrapnell.livejournal.com]

More than a tincture, I'd say! Talk about the male gaze... And notice how few of the women have their lips parted? There's actually one self-portrait by a French woman around the time of the French Revolution and it's one of the first paintings to depict a woman smiling with her mouth open - but the mouth is shut for this. (Can't remember the name of the artist but we did a bit on her and that self-portrait in OU summer school for the Intro to the Arts course.)

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

There is one arc where the lips part and teeth even show. It's very unnerving.

[fjm.livejournal.com]

I also noticed the consistency of small mouth and chin.