I love these, goddesses of love and beauty. The picture of Parvati is my favorite. I like how she actually has clothes, and how, even though she is supposed to be goddess of love she is also being represented as strong, or at least, that is how I see it, because of the tiger that she rides on. I don't really like how both Freya and Aphrodite are always naked in their pictures. It implies that beauty only comes from the body, rather than people's personalities. I love how Isis looks like she has wings. Also, that she is one of the few Egyptian gods/goddesses that have an actual human head. These are very interesting pictures.
The Goddesses of Love, my favorites. I must be a hopeless romantic but we are who we are. My favorite has to be Aphrodite, her story on how she came into this world is funny and dramatic. Just like love is today, it can be funny and dramatic. I like Parvati, but i think that her picture has a lot going on, it shows that she is a deity of many skills, but does not seem to really define who she is. Aphrodite and Freya's picutres yes show nudeity, but that is life, it is how we came into this world and they are not ashamed of who they are, what they represent, or their lifestyles. Parvati gives me the vib that she needs to be clothed and hidden by objects in order to show us who she is. She is not showing her true self, she is hiding behind a mask of material things. I like the picture of Isis, to me it is the simplest of the four, it shows her and her culture, it also has a muscular feel for me. For me this is saying that men wanted to put themselves in the goddess of love, they wanted her to not just be herself and a woman but show the male supremacy at the time.
I disagree with Melanie that Parvati's tiger represents her as strong. The tiger looks soft and tame, not fierce and coarse. The tiger shows a humanity to it, giving a comfortable feeling. The picture of Parvati is very busy to me. It does not represent love for me, or a Goddess of love, it is showing a deity that seems to be confused. She has all those material objects not defining her, but her trying to define them. Parvati is not showing me love and beauty, but a frailness, a side of her that is is weak, unable to show her true self. She is not a coward, but just a deity who is lost and trying to find her way, but her way is blocked by objects; showing a fragile side, one that is a weakness. These objects are her way to attempt to say who she is, but not getting the right theme across. for me most of the pictures i have seen of Hindu Deity's look the same, tigers, weapons, masks.
I'm sorry to say, Sam, that I disagree with you. I don't think that showing Aphrodite and Freya as naked is showing who they really are, but who others want them to be. This is making them vulnerable, and degrading them, in my mind. I think that it is sick that there are societies, ours included, that make beauty and love have to come from just the body, and not what is inside. I think that the best of these pictures is of Parvati, because she represents love by more than just her naked body. She is strong enough to tame a lion, and she carries many weapons. This shows how she is beautiful because of her strength, not because of her body. So no, Sam Ny., I don't agree with you on any of these pictures, but have taken quite the opposite viewpoint.
I think that these pictures represent what the man thinks the gods of looked liked. They could of looked like this and they could not have it all depends on your point of view and what you think they looked like. Some may believe that the goddesses may have walked around naked and another may believe that they did not walk around naked. It is what you believe in that matters to you and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I like the other girls said about the love Gods being there favorite, I totally agree. what girl wouldnt like the Goddess of love and beauty. I like it is kind of funny how most of them dont have clothes on. I think that kind of shows how the man in this world think(not to be mean to the guys), but it is. lol, I think it is interesting how like only one of them his clothes, or half clothed. I also agree with austin, he just standing up for himself, and the other guys saying that it just depends on your point of view so really mabye it isnt how guys think. But i think it kind of is when u say love and beauty to a guy that is what they see.
I kind of agree with lots of people on what they said about this picture. I like what Austin said about it beng apoint of view. I also like what mel said about how most of the grils arent wearing clothing except for the last one, and how that is her favorite. I also liked what she said about it not only showing Parvati beauty from her strength., not becaus eof her body.
Ahh the godesses of love and beauty. It's funny how from reading the comments already I am feeling tension. Wow! However, the woman I favor is Aphrodite. Her curves and long flowing hair represent such beauty to me. As for the nudity I believe sends an open, innocent, vunerable view of a woman. In which all women can relate. Each picture sends a strong message of acceptance and guidance only a woman can provide.
I think the interpretation of the what they wear, or what they don't really just really reflects a culure, and what women value. Girls value thier bodies, and how they look, (call it vain, but thats how the world works). I really like how Isis is very down to earth in that piece of art. Egyptians were one of the first to use makeup and to show a goddess that is just very down to earth, and seems so strong, and independent is aspiring.
In response to Austin, I certainly agree. These pieces of art reflect who painted them, and what they believed, not necessarly what the actual gods were or what they weren't. Its what YOU choose to believe, aned WHAT effect this makes on your life, and makes sense of life.
I think that these pictures represent the views of romance in the diffrent cultures. It has Aphrodite standing in a shell with only her hair to cover her and Freya stand at the base of a tree. Becides the fact that the pictures have the goddesses of love, it shows how the culture perceves them.The pictures are diffrent based of the diffrent beliefs on the cultures
Having all of these Godesses of love and beauty tell me that the representation of both love and beauty and very different. The Hindu and Egytpian styles of portraying beauty are centered more along beauty in power and female dominance in those areas. On the other hand, however, the Norse and mostly the Greek show their Godesses in a much more sexual manner. The Greek are showing Aphrodite in such a way that it seems as though her looks are the most important thing their. The Norse are also showing something similar, but in a slightly more gracious manner. Personally I think that all of these pictures show these Godesses in a very feminine style, good in some and not so good in others.
Once again I'm agreeing with Melanie and her beauty-is-more-than-skin-deep idea. I think that this is also very true and that although portraying them in this way is an attractive way of doing it, it's not neccessary. Beauty if much more than skin deep and unsuprisingly also in the eye of the beholder. I think that the idea of love and beauty could've been shown in other ways, but i'm not the artist...oh well. We can't undo the past now can we?
the pictures are interesting very colorful and like the others have said some of them are my favorite but in the end im not much of an art person so these pictures don't mean near as much to me as to the others who absolutely love these pictures.
I agree with Austin in a way, these pictures may just be a view point of how the men see the goddesses. Which would accout for the lack of clothing, but i mostly think it is based on how the culture looks at it. I also agree with what Brandon and Melanie are saying. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", and that beauty changes with every culture. Not every one is going to agree with what they think is beautiful then others around the world.
In these photos, they reconize not only the beauty of the women but the intelligences of these beings. A few days ago Mrs. Gunderson spoke to me about the goddess, Isis and what she repersents. All the different myths have gods and goddess that repersent what are important is life. Isis repesenting motherhood really stood out to me like i said in my speech. This women show beauty like is should be should. Not by the brand of clothes or the make up you were, rather by the love and affection they show for others. In these pictures that really speaks to me. Miranda
I love the goddesses of love and beauty. I think it is very interesting how they all are so different yet have the same basic characteristics of being beautiful to their cultures. Freya and Aphrodite are depicted as soft and vulnerable. This is one form of beauty, but the pictures of Parvati and Isis are more "real" looking. They look more like real people and aren't as perfect looking. I think it is interesting that Parvati has so many arms. This is a unique way of beauty that I hadn't thought of before learning about the Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
I agree with Melanie when she said that the Greek and Norse gods of beauty show that the physical appearance is all that matters in beauty. True beauty comes from the inside as well as the outside. I think that the picture of Parvati is the most interesting because of her numerous arms and that she is sitting on a tiger. This shows that she is strong and can take care of herself, which is more common in today's culture. I didn't like how Freya is depicted in this picture as soft and vulnerable. She is the goddess of war and I think that the goddess of war would appear tougher, and more capable of taking care of herself.
These pictures show how the Godesses of love and beuty are portreyed in the different cultures. The picture of Aphradite shows her naked which shows that the Greek are not scared to show what they really are like on the outside. It shows that they are not afraid, at least that's what I think. In the picture of Freya It also shows that the norse are not afraid to show their beauty on the inside and outside. In the picture of Isis, she is shown sitting on her knees kind of holding objects above her. She almost looks like she takes control, but she is still soft and kind. In the picture of Parvati it shows that she can still be beautiful even when she seems to be dominating and being intimidating while riding a tiger, and she also has eight arms which would also be hard to keep the bauty showing.
the first two make me think of the vulnerability and frailty of girls the one of isis makes me think of a mother how everything is resting on her shoulders and parvati makes me think of the defensiveness of mothers to protect their family
well i am going to be the voice of the guys on this one lizz you are right when the words beauty and love are mentioned guys do think of girls it's just how we see these things that is the difference we don't exactly see a smoking hot half naked girl we see an attractive to our eyes woman who we enjoy being around and would like to spend large quantities of our lives with for some ungodly reason we don't just see the girl we see the possibilities and thats what i think these represent
this picture is a cool one because it shows the delicussy of wemon and the importence they have.w with oput them wed have no life no new burth. with out them wed die off. the importince of them is a humin kind situation. the delicasy is that they r fragul but yet brillent in forces
in these picturs they are showing everything about themselves. they are really open and have a lot of description in them if you really look. they look like to me that they are telling what they are the god or goddes of.
Each of these pictures have alot of detail and to me show what each God and Goddess represents. and you could think what you want about them and take it your own way.
i agree with everyone cause everyone basically has their own opinion adn i think with soemthing liek this you need to be open about it
I love these, goddesses of love and beauty. The picture of Parvati is my favorite. I like how she actually has clothes, and how, even though she is supposed to be goddess of love she is also being represented as strong, or at least, that is how I see it, because of the tiger that she rides on. I don't really like how both Freya and Aphrodite are always naked in their pictures. It implies that beauty only comes from the body, rather than people's personalities. I love how Isis looks like she has wings. Also, that she is one of the few Egyptian gods/goddesses that have an actual human head. These are very interesting pictures.
ReplyDeleteThe Goddesses of Love, my favorites. I must be a hopeless romantic but we are who we are. My favorite has to be Aphrodite, her story on how she came into this world is funny and dramatic. Just like love is today, it can be funny and dramatic. I like Parvati, but i think that her picture has a lot going on, it shows that she is a deity of many skills, but does not seem to really define who she is. Aphrodite and Freya's picutres yes show nudeity, but that is life, it is how we came into this world and they are not ashamed of who they are, what they represent, or their lifestyles. Parvati gives me the vib that she needs to be clothed and hidden by objects in order to show us who she is. She is not showing her true self, she is hiding behind a mask of material things. I like the picture of Isis, to me it is the simplest of the four, it shows her and her culture, it also has a muscular feel for me. For me this is saying that men wanted to put themselves in the goddess of love, they wanted her to not just be herself and a woman but show the male supremacy at the time.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Melanie that Parvati's tiger represents her as strong. The tiger looks soft and tame, not fierce and coarse. The tiger shows a humanity to it, giving a comfortable feeling. The picture of Parvati is very busy to me. It does not represent love for me, or a Goddess of love, it is showing a deity that seems to be confused. She has all those material objects not defining her, but her trying to define them. Parvati is not showing me love and beauty, but a frailness, a side of her that is is weak, unable to show her true self. She is not a coward, but just a deity who is lost and trying to find her way, but her way is blocked by objects; showing a fragile side, one that is a weakness. These objects are her way to attempt to say who she is, but not getting the right theme across. for me most of the pictures i have seen of Hindu Deity's look the same, tigers, weapons, masks.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to say, Sam, that I disagree with you. I don't think that showing Aphrodite and Freya as naked is showing who they really are, but who others want them to be. This is making them vulnerable, and degrading them, in my mind. I think that it is sick that there are societies, ours included, that make beauty and love have to come from just the body, and not what is inside. I think that the best of these pictures is of Parvati, because she represents love by more than just her naked body. She is strong enough to tame a lion, and she carries many weapons. This shows how she is beautiful because of her strength, not because of her body. So no, Sam Ny., I don't agree with you on any of these pictures, but have taken quite the opposite viewpoint.
ReplyDeleteI think that these pictures represent what the man thinks the gods of looked liked. They could of looked like this and they could not have it all depends on your point of view and what you think they looked like. Some may believe that the goddesses may have walked around naked and another may believe that they did not walk around naked. It is what you believe in that matters to you and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
ReplyDeleteI like the other girls said about the love Gods being there favorite, I totally agree. what girl wouldnt like the Goddess of love and beauty. I like it is kind of funny how most of them dont have clothes on. I think that kind of shows how the man in this world think(not to be mean to the guys), but it is. lol, I think it is interesting how like only one of them his clothes, or half clothed. I also agree with austin, he just standing up for himself, and the other guys saying that it just depends on your point of view so really mabye it isnt how guys think. But i think it kind of is when u say love and beauty to a guy that is what they see.
ReplyDeleteI kind of agree with lots of people on what they said about this picture. I like what Austin said about it beng apoint of view. I also like what mel said about how most of the grils arent wearing clothing except for the last one, and how that is her favorite. I also liked what she said about it not only showing Parvati beauty from her strength., not becaus eof her body.
ReplyDeleteAhh the godesses of love and beauty. It's funny how from reading the comments already I am feeling tension. Wow! However, the woman I favor is Aphrodite. Her curves and long flowing hair represent such beauty to me. As for the nudity I believe sends an open, innocent, vunerable view of a woman. In which all women can relate. Each picture sends a strong message of acceptance and guidance only a woman can provide.
ReplyDeleteI think the interpretation of the what they wear, or what they don't really just really reflects a culure, and what women value. Girls value thier bodies, and how they look, (call it vain, but thats how the world works). I really like how Isis is very down to earth in that piece of art. Egyptians were one of the first to use makeup and to show a goddess that is just very down to earth, and seems so strong, and independent is aspiring.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Austin,
ReplyDeleteI certainly agree. These pieces of art reflect who painted them, and what they believed, not necessarly what the actual gods were or what they weren't. Its what YOU choose to believe, aned WHAT effect this makes on your life, and makes sense of life.
I think that these pictures represent the views of romance in the diffrent cultures. It has Aphrodite standing in a shell with only her hair to cover her and Freya stand at the base of a tree. Becides the fact that the pictures have the goddesses of love, it shows how the culture perceves them.The pictures are diffrent based of the diffrent beliefs on the cultures
ReplyDeleteHaving all of these Godesses of love and beauty tell me that the representation of both love and beauty and very different. The Hindu and Egytpian styles of portraying beauty are centered more along beauty in power and female dominance in those areas. On the other hand, however, the Norse and mostly the Greek show their Godesses in a much more sexual manner. The Greek are showing Aphrodite in such a way that it seems as though her looks are the most important thing their. The Norse are also showing something similar, but in a slightly more gracious manner. Personally I think that all of these pictures show these Godesses in a very feminine style, good in some and not so good in others.
ReplyDeleteOnce again I'm agreeing with Melanie and her beauty-is-more-than-skin-deep idea. I think that this is also very true and that although portraying them in this way is an attractive way of doing it, it's not neccessary. Beauty if much more than skin deep and unsuprisingly also in the eye of the beholder. I think that the idea of love and beauty could've been shown in other ways, but i'm not the artist...oh well. We can't undo the past now can we?
ReplyDeletethe pictures are interesting very colorful and like the others have said some of them are my favorite but in the end im not much of an art person so these pictures don't mean near as much to me as to the others who absolutely love these pictures.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Austin in a way, these pictures may just be a view point of how the men see the goddesses. Which would accout for the lack of clothing, but i mostly think it is based on how the culture looks at it. I also agree with what Brandon and Melanie are saying. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", and that beauty changes with every culture. Not every one is going to agree with what they think is beautiful then others around the world.
ReplyDeleteIn these photos, they reconize not only the beauty of the women but the intelligences of these beings. A few days ago Mrs. Gunderson spoke to me about the goddess, Isis and what she repersents. All the different myths have gods and goddess that repersent what are important is life. Isis repesenting motherhood really stood out to me like i said in my speech. This women show beauty like is should be should. Not by the brand of clothes or the make up you were, rather by the love and affection they show for others. In these pictures that really speaks to me.
ReplyDeleteMiranda
I love the goddesses of love and beauty. I think it is very interesting how they all are so different yet have the same basic characteristics of being beautiful to their cultures. Freya and Aphrodite are depicted as soft and vulnerable. This is one form of beauty, but the pictures of Parvati and Isis are more "real" looking. They look more like real people and aren't as perfect looking. I think it is interesting that Parvati has so many arms. This is a unique way of beauty that I hadn't thought of before learning about the Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Melanie when she said that the Greek and Norse gods of beauty show that the physical appearance is all that matters in beauty. True beauty comes from the inside as well as the outside. I think that the picture of Parvati is the most interesting because of her numerous arms and that she is sitting on a tiger. This shows that she is strong and can take care of herself, which is more common in today's culture. I didn't like how Freya is depicted in this picture as soft and vulnerable. She is the goddess of war and I think that the goddess of war would appear tougher, and more capable of taking care of herself.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures show how the Godesses of love and beuty are portreyed in the different cultures. The picture of Aphradite shows her naked which shows that the Greek are not scared to show what they really are like on the outside. It shows that they are not afraid, at least that's what I think. In the picture of Freya It also shows that the norse are not afraid to show their beauty on the inside and outside. In the picture of Isis, she is shown sitting on her knees kind of holding objects above her. She almost looks like she takes control, but she is still soft and kind. In the picture of Parvati it shows that she can still be beautiful even when she seems to be dominating and being intimidating while riding a tiger, and she also has eight arms which would also be hard to keep the bauty showing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Katie on how she says that Aphrodite and Freya both look soft and vulnerable and that Isis and Parvati look "real".
ReplyDeletei think that parvitas tigar reprensents support and stability.
ReplyDeletethe first two make me think of the vulnerability and frailty of girls the one of isis makes me think of a mother how everything is resting on her shoulders and parvati makes me think of the defensiveness of mothers to protect their family
ReplyDeletewell i am going to be the voice of the guys on this one lizz you are right when the words beauty and love are mentioned guys do think of girls it's just how we see these things that is the difference we don't exactly see a smoking hot half naked girl we see an attractive to our eyes woman who we enjoy being around and would like to spend large quantities of our lives with for some ungodly reason we don't just see the girl we see the possibilities and thats what i think these represent
ReplyDeletethis picture is a cool one because it shows the delicussy of wemon and the importence they have.w with oput them wed have no life no new burth. with out them wed die off. the importince of them is a humin kind situation. the delicasy is that they r fragul but yet brillent in forces
ReplyDeletein these picturs they are showing everything about themselves. they are really open and have a lot of description in them if you really look. they look like to me that they are telling what they are the god or goddes of.
ReplyDeleteEach of these pictures have alot of detail and to me show what each God and Goddess represents. and you could think what you want about them and take it your own way.
ReplyDeletei agree with everyone cause everyone basically has their own opinion adn i think with soemthing liek this you need to be open about it