And now for something culturally different

[pjthompson]

Here's an amazing photographic exhibit of live model-posed reproductions of Greek friezes.

Caution: The bottom of the page has an exhibit of contorted body photographs that has naked butts n' stuff.

It also falls into the category of fascinating but disturbing. A little. For me.

Comments

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Neato! I wonder if they were taken from above, with the models laying down; the hair seemed to be posed quite precisely.

[pjthompson]

Yeah, I know, and the clothes, too. Not to mention that some of those poses would be hard to maintain for long if they were vertical.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Gorgoues--it looks like he poses them lying down, and shooting from overhead.

[pjthompson]

Yeah, I'll bet that's what he does. They really are gorgeous.

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, that one butt-shot was more than enough for me.

[pjthompson]

The one with the head disappearing into the wall? Yeah.

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Yup!

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Cool photos. Thanks for the link.

I was noticing, among other things, the shoes the women were wearing. Since I haven't looked closely at many Greek friezes, I'm left wondering how accurate they are. If so, the torture device known as the high heel seems to have been around for a lot longer than I'd ever imagined.

[pjthompson]

They were definitely taking liberties there. They wore sandals.

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'd only known about the sandals, but as it's not an area I've studied to any great extent, I couldn't be sure I hadn't missed something.

[pjthompson]

Yeah, I think they were going more for the feel of the thing with a contemporary spin.

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

I think, in that regard, I'd have preferred the artist either stuck to the reproduction, or went to a completely contemporary interpretation. As it is, the shoes stick out, because everything else (so far as my limited knowledge allows me to judge) seems to be an exacting replica. So, seeing the shoes is a bit like picking up a historical novel where everything is exactly correct, except the gowns are described as having colors like fuchsia or electric blue, or seeing a historical movie in which an English lord has a Bronx accent.