January 15, 2005

Bulbous Modernism

I hate the "bulbous modernism" that seems to be appearing everywhere. foe romeo excerpts a part of an essay which links it to a developing culture of infantilism. Whether or not that's true, if this trend continues, will we begin to see the ideal of feminine beauty begin to change from gaunt and pixie-esque to more Rubenesque?Shmoo_site_2

"I enjoyed this study of cartoon characters when it was first being linked, but now, reading Marina Warner's Bloated essay from Signs & Wonders, I come to see just how subversive it is:"

"The visual lexicon of American identity has changed emphasis; bigness still defines it, but a bigness grown pillowy and flaccid and fluffy and fat like baby flesh - the aesthetic of the animated cartoon character writ large over aspects of the culture far beyond the world of entertainment where it began. The new aesthetic seems to me part of a generalised cult of childishness, fake infantilism...

Disney squishiness has filled out the streamlining of the automobile: no more sharp edges, no crests or spikes or tails. Even computer mice have turned bulbous."

Via foe romeo: Subversive skeletal systems

Jan 15, 2005 8:39:28 AM | Culture, Everything Else

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