Pornographic
When I first researched the word 'obscene' the first thing that came up was words such as 'pornographic', 'x-rated', 'erotic' and 'scandalous'. We would most often see these words on the cover of a magazine or in a movie, for example if a celebrity has posed nude for a photo shoot or done something that society doesn't agree with, these words would be plastered across with the image of them. These images I have used in the mood board show celebrities who have posed nude for magazines or photoshoots. The word 'scandalous' I would say is used against these celebrities to make them feel bad for posing for these photo shoots. As soon as we see this word with an image of a naked celebrity, we feel a sort of disgust for them like they have no dignity.
Mood board 2:
The human body
Seeing as my word was based around the body being on show, I decided to look at some images that show the body but not necessarily in a sexy or pornographic way. Majority of the images show the model wearing a small amount of clothing and very few of them show the model's face in the photo. They all show a different pose like one model is standing up and leaning over touching her toes and another one is on the floor, curled over in a ball. I think it's really interesting to see all these different images put together as you realise how different all people are and how different all our bodies are to each other.
Mood board 3:
Close ups of body parts
This category is similar to the previous one but I decided to look more at the detail of the human body. I found images where they are really up close to the models so you can really focus on every little crease, hair and detail on them. My favourite images are the ones of the faces as you can see their face as well as their eyes, eyebrows and nose and it is really fascinating to compare the three together. One of them has cream on their face, another has a wet gloss and the last one has freckles on her face. I find it very intriguing looking at images like this as no two parts of any human's body is the same, even when you look at two people's eyes, the detail is so completely different to each other. Everyone of these images shows uniqueness in humanity and the human body.
Mood board 4:
Colour on the body
What does colour mean? I liked the idea of colour on the body as every person is basically a blank canvas and with makeup and paint, we transform and change that to create our own masterpiece. We can use paint all over the body to create some real life looking body art or we can simply use some eyeshadow and lipstick to create a 'natural' beauty look. It's really interesting to look at how different we can make ourselves look.
I came across this link which shows accessories such as paint on the body to show how we express ourselves and how we use makeup to transform our skin like we are a piece of paper that we are painting. Some of the images show really close up details of the models with details such as bruising, paint and even scarring on themselves and others show paint on the models faces and bodies.
http://www.invigorate.com/2013/12/15/transient-fashion-skin/
Mood board 5:
Colour charts
I looked at some colour charts of people's skin tones as I thought it was quite captivating to see such a variety of colours and 'canvas bases' that we have to work with. I looked at some colour charts for certain colours that suit skin tones and also some adverts from makeup brands that talk about colour such as United Colours of Benetton, Bobbi Brown and Estee Lauder.
Mood board 6:
Mods and uniqueness
In my key original key word presentation, I talked about how the word 'Obscene' could also mean alternative people as well as pornographic. I think this word could be used to describe someone who stands out from the crowd and is different to most people, whether this be coloured hair, piercings, tattoos or something else, I like the idea of 'Uniqueness'. Some of these images are people who have deliberately made themselves unique and others are unique because they were born that way.
Mood board 7:
Feelings and emotions
As I said previously, it is up to us makeup artists to make someone look different and to essentially create a new character. We can show emotions and feelings through the power of makeup and art very well. A lot of these photos represent the emotion 'sad' or 'angry' as we can see the makeup smudged down the models' faces as if they have been crying or wiped their faces. Others show concentration, fear and paranoia. There is also one image which doesn't show the model's face and that is the one with the silver hands. When we say someone is feeling 'grey', we associate this with them feeling sad or down and I think this is a really clever way to represent someone's emotions through makeup.
I found this link which shows people who have been called names and how this can have an impact on their lives. Through the power of makeup, makeup artists have wrote the words on the model's faces and bodies to show how hurtful mean and horrible words can have on people.
http://kindnessblog.com/2014/05/22/these-shocking-photos-show-the-scars-you-cant-normally-see-and-theyre-horrifying/
This second link I found I thought was really useful as it shows Lush's makeup range supposed to match your makeup to your mood. You pick a colour depending on how you're feeling and when you turn that colour over, it tells you your mood. I found this quite interesting and quite a unique way of choosing your makeup colours.
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/beauty-beat/whats-your-emotional-makeup-20120707-21nlv.html
Mood board 8:
Culture and difference
Obscene, like I said previously may be about being different to people. I decided to look into 'Culture' and people who have very different looks. It is intriguing to see how people from all around the world do their makeup, dress and style their hair. For example, in Japan they have Geisha girls who have very pale faces with red lipstick and wear a kimono whereas in countries like Africa, the locals have to go through certain traditions such as stretching their ears and lips to fit in with their community.
Mood board 9:
Shock
When you see a pornographic image, it may be quite a shock to some people and they might feel quite disgusted. There are certain images that when seen by our eyes, we are shocked unsettled about them. I researched some images that I thought seemed quite shocking to people's eyes. As you can see, some of the images are uncomfortable to look at such as the staple in the eyes or the zipped tongue for example. There are other images where they contain weird and bright colours on a model's face but they are still quite shocking to look at.
Mood board 10:
Fetish
Every person has a fetish, whether that be sexual or not. Seeing as my word was based around being pornographic and sexual, I decided to look at some fetishes that are sexualised. I cam across some makeup adverts for the brand No7. I was intrigued by these and liked the combination between makeup and a sexual fetish. Some of these images may offend people or they might be judgemental about them but they are no different to images we may see of celebrities in magazines or even in a music video.
Mood board 11:
Catwalk fashion
My last category was catwalk fashion. I enjoy seeing images of different designs and outfits on the catwalks but I wanted to show designs that you wouldn't normally see, outfits that include very whacky and outstanding bright colours that may look like they have just come from a circus of a kid's birthday party. This links in with the theme of being unique and standing out, it's all about bringing that to the catwalk so it is becoming more and more normal to people.
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