The Body Project

I chose to focus my project on the pressures of society and media that are put on celebrity’s image, from their bodies to their looks.  The life a celebrity lives is all about being in the public eye therefore they are constantly being judge and critiqued whether the want to be or not.  Because celebrities have no way of avoiding the media attention they are constantly trying to perfect themselves.

            For my first image I choose to focus on how the media will try to create flaws within celebrities. In one of the magazines there was a page, which I used for the image on top and its purpose was to match the celebrity face to these unflattering picture of body parts. I also used a photo of cameron diez because in one article it discussed how her body is too fit. Then I used photos of nikki manage and katy perry showing which I felt portrayed their idea that the more extravagant and crazy they look the more attention they will receive, enough is never enough.

            For the Second image I used shows celebrities physical reshaping and twicking their bodies/faces to what they think is “perfection”.  Plastic surgery is a strong commodity in celebrity’s lives. With so much pressure this is a common solution celebrities will choose to change what makes them insecure in their bodies.

            The third image emphasizes how much celebrities are affected by being thin.  Weight is probably the biggest issue they deal with because the second a celeb gains a pound or loses a pound rumors start, from being pregnant to having a disorder. The photos on this image show how these 2 celebrities lost their weight rapidly after only a few weeks of giving birth.  For most people its natural to have a slow weight lose and its also health but celebs are in a fast past environment and have that pressure to shed the weight fast.

            In the last image it tried to portray how in the media average bodies we see everyday are not good enough.  This girl photographed is on dancing with the stars is often criticized for her body and being over weight, where clearly she is fit and thin. In the second photograph there is an average man at the beach and it shows David Beckam starring and the added caption is making fun of him.

The celebrity lifestyle is not a very usual and average way people live but it’s sad to see the constant challenges and situations they go through. There is so much attention to their lives, they are not normal and we watch them and their bodies then try to compare ourselves and it’s unrealistic.