Medusa: Second Prequel

1. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2010 by Satoshi Saikusa
2. Li, H.R. Giger 1974

Facing the condemned and seemingly unaesthetic. The ugly and hated. To finally establish a version of beauty and fascination that is constituted of one's very own fears and preconceptions.
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Vegetable Portraits

Giuseppe Arcimboldo Vertumnus, 1591 vs. Irving Penn 1996

I am full of admiration for Giuseppe Arcimboldo's radical violation against established art definitions of his time. Provocative and forward-thinking, his portraits maintain unquestioned relevance until the very today.
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Interpretations

Symbols of life and death, freedom and decay. Stereotype objects that surrender to their cliché. Isolated to enhance their metaphorical force.
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Diagonal

Rodarte Spring/Summer 2010

We've seen asymmetric mix and match patchwork looks on nearly every New York runway show. Criticizing a lack of uniqueness and diversity. But now I have to admit, Rodarte understood it well. They win the race.
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Image credits Style.com

Appendix

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2010

Always been a connoisseur of the Raf aesthetics although I have to admit of not finding access to his latest creations. The details and snake symbolism seem reasoned but leave me with venomous indifference.
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Image credits Catwalking