I guess I'll talk about the woman and her apperance. Surely the fact that she's completely covered up goes to par with the idea that its best to leave things to the imagination. I read in a book that this was the idea for Geisha, who would wear low, neck-bearing (in the back) kimonos and show some of their actual true colored flesh. Here is like the bathhouse version of that; her hair is up in a ridiculous style (I'd love to know exactly how that was done) and her back of her neck, while not surrounded by kimono, is surrounded by the censoring of the cloudy water.
This picture I think really could have the meaning robbing the form. Here we have this reasonably beautiful woman climbing into a hot spring, yet we do not really know anything about her, so we make something up. We wonder how she got here, why she is alone, if she has any secrets.
the signified here appears to be the picture of the girl that is submersed in water. the signifier is the picture of what appears to be a animated scene
To combat Devon, I shall talk about the picture minus the woman. We see a scene that appears to be straight out of our fantasies about nature. Vivid colors, calm and inviting, with clean water and air. We see the water is somewhat clouded, but we know from the overall view of the landscape that it is not pollution, instead it is simply the way nature intended it. Even despite all of this, this image reminds me of a man-made place. It just seems too perfectly crafted for a certain activity that a person could do there (that I am not acknowledging), and reminds me more of some the resorts I saw in Japan, than straight out of nature. But I could be wrong, and if so: Why does my brain assume it is man-made due to it's inherent beauty?
lit⋅er⋅ate /ˈlɪtərɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [lit-er-it] Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1. able to read and write. 2. having or showing knowledge of literature, writing, etc.; literary; well-read. 3. characterized by skill, lucidity, polish, or the like: His writing is literate but cold and clinical. 4. having knowledge or skill in a specified field: literate in computer usage. 5. having an education; educated. –noun 6. a person who can read and write. 7. a learned person.
This...I could be wrong, but this doesn't seem to be a photograph--it looks more like an extremely detailed painting or digital artwork compilation. If it IS a photograph (excuse me--a DIGITALIZED IMAGE of a photograph ~_^), the coloring and composition of the scenery makes it seem like an almost fairytale world. The woman, although a focal point of the image, seems almost unimportant next to the scale and beauty of the scenery around her. She blends in as equally ethereal, what with her unimaginably elaborate hair and fairy-esque makeup. Her geta and kimono are cast onto the bottom right corner of the screen, simply arranged and forgotten--objects of everyday banality disappearing from the serene magic of the scene.
/fluff. This picture has taken over my SOUL. It's beautiful.
Totally love this picture (^_^) It reminds me of the onsen I went to in Hokkaido! *happy happy*
I just love the scenery and clamness of this picture and the contrast of the hot water and the cold snow, with the one girl in the water makes it kinda dreamy (along with her hair. There aren't many bright colors being used which I like
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This is a very lovely picture, I like it. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI guess I'll talk about the woman and her apperance. Surely the fact that she's completely covered up goes to par with the idea that its best to leave things to the imagination. I read in a book that this was the idea for Geisha, who would wear low, neck-bearing (in the back) kimonos and show some of their actual true colored flesh. Here is like the bathhouse version of that; her hair is up in a ridiculous style (I'd love to know exactly how that was done) and her back of her neck, while not surrounded by kimono, is surrounded by the censoring of the cloudy water.
This picture I think really could have the meaning robbing the form. Here we have this reasonably beautiful woman climbing into a hot spring, yet we do not really know anything about her, so we make something up. We wonder how she got here, why she is alone, if she has any secrets.
the signified here appears to be the picture of the girl that is submersed in water. the signifier is the picture of what appears to be a animated scene
ReplyDeleteTo combat Devon, I shall talk about the picture minus the woman. We see a scene that appears to be straight out of our fantasies about nature. Vivid colors, calm and inviting, with clean water and air. We see the water is somewhat clouded, but we know from the overall view of the landscape that it is not pollution, instead it is simply the way nature intended it. Even despite all of this, this image reminds me of a man-made place. It just seems too perfectly crafted for a certain activity that a person could do there (that I am not acknowledging), and reminds me more of some the resorts I saw in Japan, than straight out of nature. But I could be wrong, and if so: Why does my brain assume it is man-made due to it's inherent beauty?
ReplyDeleteYour title is mean. I thought we agreed to direct all of our anger towards Mizenko-sensei? (Luckily this comment isn't public, so he will never know)
ReplyDelete(Except he reads our blogs, so he will)
ReplyDeleteSarcasm is a literary device.
ReplyDeleteOh, it's just precious when you pretend that you're literate :).
ReplyDeleteIt's spelled illiterate Tyska.
ReplyDeleteNo no, dearest:
ReplyDeletelit⋅er⋅ate
/ˈlɪtərɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [lit-er-it] Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. able to read and write.
2. having or showing knowledge of literature, writing, etc.; literary; well-read.
3. characterized by skill, lucidity, polish, or the like: His writing is literate but cold and clinical.
4. having knowledge or skill in a specified field: literate in computer usage.
5. having an education; educated.
–noun
6. a person who can read and write.
7. a learned person.
This...I could be wrong, but this doesn't seem to be a photograph--it looks more like an extremely detailed painting or digital artwork compilation. If it IS a photograph (excuse me--a DIGITALIZED IMAGE of a photograph ~_^), the coloring and composition of the scenery makes it seem like an almost fairytale world. The woman, although a focal point of the image, seems almost unimportant next to the scale and beauty of the scenery around her. She blends in as equally ethereal, what with her unimaginably elaborate hair and fairy-esque makeup. Her geta and kimono are cast onto the bottom right corner of the screen, simply arranged and forgotten--objects of everyday banality disappearing from the serene magic of the scene.
ReplyDelete/fluff. This picture has taken over my SOUL. It's beautiful.
Totally love this picture (^_^)
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the onsen I went to in Hokkaido! *happy happy*
I just love the scenery and clamness of this picture and the contrast of the hot water and the cold snow, with the one girl in the water makes it kinda dreamy (along with her hair. There aren't many bright colors being used which I like