Comments on: Major Controversy Over “Victims Of Beauty” Photo Series

By: Ricardo Urroz

Ricardo Urroz — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:53:00 +0000

I think as a work of art it´s outstanding. I think art not always needs an explanation or a concrete read. I think it´s visceral an probably the intention is just to pull strong emotions from the spectator. I think there´s the irony. To do art so strong disguised as beauty shots. Or to even go further by critiquing some side of “the beautiful” demand in the fashion and beauty industry? Who knows. I think is better just to see it as art and not to find a purpose or a reason.

By: VMO8

VMO8 — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:45:00 +0000

I don’t think for a second that the woman with her throat cut, yet obviously alive and loving having her throat cut is about empathy, or stopping violence. It’s about sex and death, and the urge for domination and destruction. If you doubt this, ask yourself, how would the imagery change if the subjects were beautiful men?

By: Joseph molina

Joseph molina — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:47:00 +0000

because that is the reality of the situation. Far more women are abused than men. It happens to men of course, but not in the same scale.

By: Chris Helton

Chris Helton — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:31:00 +0000

Does no one else remember Nan Goldin and her work?? Comments here have covered my thoughts otherwise. I first thought these were actually photographs of abused woman used to raise aweness. guess not.

By: Catharine Rhodes

Catharine Rhodes — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:32:00 +0000

I honestly don’t see the point. This project seems to minimize and make a mockery of real issues. My only response to the first paragraph would be: we don’t make art so that people will look away. An artist makes art so that people will LOOK. In this case, I think the project has fallen far short of it’s intention, if it had one other than to show off the skills of the makeup artist. In which case, these scars look as fake as they are. Try harder?

By: Momo

Momo — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:19:00 +0000

Yeah, Its problematic when, violence against women in our country is an epidemic. It looks sadly, like every fashion spread, designer shoe ad, etc. so it doesn’t even come across to me as artistic. You could slap any make up brand on these, and there ya go–magazine ready. Images like this are SO normalized, I can’t even see this as art. If it were men, it would be more artistic and provoking, but still problematic. As is, its a cheap rendition of the violence we already see normalized against woman.

And why make controversy about it? Because I can only use my voice and vote to make the communities I’m a part of safe, and I don’t want to live in a society where 1 in 3 women being the victim of domestic violence is tolerated.

By: Ян Мюнстэр

Ян Мюнстэр — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:50:00 +0000

I also commented up the page. Thanks for answering. Unfortunately I heard that kind of stuff from people over and over again, and in their cases it is not a language problem. So I get a little hot headed with that kind of stuff. So sorry for that, but good to know that it was only a communication problem ;-)

By: Ян Мюнстэр

Ян Мюнстэр — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:43:00 +0000

ah ok, I see. Thanks for answering and clearing that up. And true, if this was the educational intention of the artist, it would be worse, indeed.

By: Sara Cunningham

Sara Cunningham — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:51:00 +0000

First of all, the MUA did an absolutely fantastic job… Very realistic looking. I think the concept is great, and the photos are well executed. I agree with the description; why, if someone doesn’t like something, do they have to go make a big deal about it? In other words, why can’t they just close out the page and move on with their life? I suppose you could say the artist succeeded in making an impact on these folks if they’re going to start controversy over it. And for the rest of us, I’m sure it’s made an impact in a better, more artist way. I also agree with John in that these don’t seem ‘any more shocking than your average slasher pic’. (It’s not like they’re terribly grotesque.. I’ve seen much worse.) Anyways, great job, all in all. I really like them.

By: Elliott.G.Montello

Elliott.G.Montello — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:29:00 +0000

because men are better then woman :P jokes, but really they are just pictures there is no moral undertones here.