Symbolism in art and fashion

s  Suneel Talekar-M . Sc. Fashion Design bOY gIRL [...]... Clenched hand and Size of medea Broken spear and the beast Vial of magic, serpent, garland of flowers Oedipus and the sphinx • Title : Oedipus and the sphinx (1864) Oil on canvas • The position of sphinx : more prominent than Oedipus, full of details, latches on Oedipus’ s chest • Oedipus’s immobile and expressionless : the man is too helpless to fight in the world full with terrible things • The sphinx’s... Symbolist /Art Nouveau painter, sculptor, engraver, and architect • His seductive female nudes, in the role of the femme fatale, are a prime example of popular Symbolist content Femme Fatale • “Deadly woman" • Alluring and seductive woman whose charms ensnare(lure) her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire • Leading them into dangerous and deadly situations • She is an archetypal character of literature and. .. often leading them into compromising, dangerous and deadly situations – Naïve, angel-like woman who portrays a sense of purity 2 Female biological life-cycle – Virginity – Motherhood Angelic Woman • Wings of angels is a symbol of Sainthood • Sunlight is the opposite meaning of darkness Maurice Denis – Annunciation (1912) Femme Fatale Sphinx or leopard body: Represents a hybrid monster, sin, and cruelty... (July 7, 1833 - August 23, 1898) Belgian artist Lover of the fantastic and the supernatural Symbolic themes such as the devil, skeletons, the prostitute, and death dominated his work Many demonstrated his belief that women dominated men and the devil dominated women Woman is Satan’s accomplice, provokes the most extreme vices and torments in Man Pornokrates" (1896) Blindfolded Pig with the golden tail ... Roses: Love that can defeat everything and unfaltering Eugene Carriere – Tendresse Femme Fatale • • Fertility goddess Diana of Ephesus • Tempting feminine figure • Poised in her dance holding a lotus flower • Powerfully mysterious & exotic The use of attractive female imagery to suggest lust, death, and destruction Gustave Moreau – Salome (1876) Les Diaboliques (1886) symbolism T H A N K S ... Power and status Fernand Khnopff -The Caresses (1896) Virgin girl as a symbol Background: Ruin city walls in the midst of devastation after the FrancoPrussian war Association of Virginity with: - Truth - Purity - Strength Nakedness: pure, simple, and nothing to disguise Olive & White robe: Peace Puvis de Chavannes - Hope Motherhood Woman & child constitutes an equally prevalent, time honored theme • Individual... literature and art The Sin (1893) The Sin (1893) • Femme Fatale  dangers of the destructive female temptation • The snake has a threatening open mouth, while the woman looks provocatively at the viewer • The symbolic content implies the danger of sexual desire as personified by the mysterious seductress • The title invokes a reminder of the repression of sexual desire caused by religious mandate Symbolism. . .Symbolism and Mythology • Biblical and Greek mythology continues • Symbolists - mythology &dream > visual language of soul > - symbols > personal, private, obscure, and ambiguous > Gus tave Mo re au (1826-1898) - symphonic poems - bright, jewel-like color, luxurious effect - woman > destruction and chaos (mostly) > J ason and Medea • Title : Jason and medea (1865) oil on canvas . #&  %*&& &' % *&&  Well-known artists for this type of symbolisms He had 11 children and 5 of them died in infancy Swiss-German symbolist: 1827-1901 Jean Delville Arnold Bocklin ,4#) '567 . content  • “Deadly woman" • Alluring and seductive woman whose charms ensnare(lure) her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire • Leading them into dangerous and deadly situations • She is. 1898) Belgian artist Lover of the fantastic and the supernatural Symbolic themes such as the devil, skeletons, the prostitute, and death dominated his work Many demonstrated his belief that women dominated