Great read, Heiress.
I wish I had the patience to write out a proper paper like this. Probably a good thing I'm not in college, eh? "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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Heiress said: JediMaster said: Great paper, and a fascinating study. I've never seen anyone really delve into the Dita character before, as I think the general public completely missed it. Dita and Camille being compared and contrasted is quite brilliant, as these were the two most dynamic, fleshed-out of each artist's characters.
Of course, it should be mentioned (and you and I have discussed this before) that Prince and Madonna both took a page from Bowie with these side personas. Prince and Madonna were both products of the New Romantic movement (Prince much more so, Maddy only peripherally) that sprang up in the wake of Bowie. Bowie's characters were fully realised, and often seemed quite seperate from his core personality (or, at the very least, representing a small aspect of his personality). Dita and Camille were more hyped-up representations of Maddy and Prince, not dramatically different from themselves. Dita was Madonna's sexual side amped-up, while Camille represented Prince's inner conflicts. I have to class Madonna as a Romantic, artistically-speaking, and Dita is decadently so. You're right about Bowie, of course. His sexual personae, in contrast with his New Romantic spawns, would make a great paper, don't you think? I'm planning to start some preliminary research on this subject - in conjunction w/ the art of video - while I'm here in the States... Dita is definitely a Romantic creation. Madonna has certainly delved into the Romantic genre, but I would say it is just one of her facets. She certainly subscribes to much of the Romanitc philosophies, and her art certainly reflects that. Aesthetically, she has visited the Romantic look, but she has also completely eschewed it as well. Prince is a Romantic, in the truest sense of the word. His look, art and philosophies are all intertwined with neo-Romantic conventions. As for Bowie, he certainly merits a comparision with his "offspring", no doubt about it! [Edited 9/30/05 5:54am] Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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meow85 said: Great read, Heiress.
I wish I had the patience to write out a proper paper like this. Probably a good thing I'm not in college, eh? I didn't have the patience either, when I was a young'un your age. | |
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