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Monday, 16 March 2009 at 03:52

The human face -and body in general- has obsessed almost all of the world greatest artists, not only in our today’s modern world, it even goes back in time when the ancient artists began creating their very first images. The range of faces they have created is breathtaking!

I think that the society that we live in, the values that we create for that society, the artist's culture, the particular aspect that the artist is attempting to express, etc. all together are what dictate the artists how to depict the human face.

However, the artists very often and deliberately exaggerate some parts/features of the body and ignore others.
There are numerous images of the face and body that are not really realistic and don't resemble a real human being.





Maybe, the more we understand why our world is so dominated by images that are not realistic, the more we can reveal something about ourselves as human beings…