1. How do Mutu's Human/insect/machine-like distortions of the body relate to conventional notions of female beauty?

              I think how Mutu portrays female beauty is very... different but also unique. Mutu transforms the female body and makes it strong in a way. In one of her works she has a woman with high heel shoes with the heel on a snake, except it isn't a regular heel, its a knife. Mutu also tries to keep the female body beautiful in a lot of her works and you might not notice it at first, but the shape of the body, no matter how distorted, still happens to stay beautiful as well as the face of the women in her works.


 2. Describe how one of her works functions formally. How is the work beautiful and how is it ugly?

             "The End of Eating Everything" This is an animation that shows a woman, planet figure that basically consumes things with no disregard. I believe this is beautiful because of the message honestly, Mutu explains that eventually at the rate we're going, consuming everything without thinking far into the future about what we'll eat then. I think its beautiful because it is completely true especially how she portrays it. I also think it is ugly for this reason. Not exactly ugly but more despicable. The humans/woman planet is kind of selfish in the time of now, not caring for others in the future or the resources that we are quickly burning up.

 Cringe-Factor 

a.Find an image of yourself several years ago, or,even better, a drawing or painting or artwork that you made a few years ago and are embarassed by:

 b. Post it on your blog. 1. Write a paragraph detailing everything that embarrasses you about the image, about the out-of-step fashion, haircut, attitude, drawing style, everything that your eye goes to and makes you want to cringe. Give yourself some time to think about it and write at least a few sentences.

 

               I remember this clearly.Even though my face isn't so clear.Honestly I was going to skimp on this project and put a not so bad picture, I didn't want to send something so bad out into the world. I didn't because that would defeat the entire purpose. I am the third one from the left. First and also the worst, lets talk about my hair, I wanted the hair cut at the time, bangs and short hair, as you can see similar to what my older sister has. (second one from the left) Now I absolutely regret doing my hair this way. My attitude in this picture looks closed off as well as open. My hair covers my face in what you would think would be me hiding, which I sort of was because I didn't amount to my idol. Still young in this picture Savannah (my sister) was my idol and I wanted everything she had and wanted to do everything she did. I still idolize her but a little less. Now I can tell the difference between the things I actually want because I want and the things I want because she wants.

 2. What about you, or culture at large, has changed since you made this/this was how you presented yourself to the world?

               
               Honestly I've recently come out of this phase, because I've gotten the bangs so many times. I tend to forget how much I hated them right after they grew back and basically learned my lesson over a very long period of time. I think I changed during my relationship. I aspired to be like Savannah because everyone liked her. I got comfortable with my boyfriend Michael and started changing for the better. I began to not care as much how many people liked or didn't like me. I began to be me. The person that doesn't really need opinions from others and dresses how she wants, a strong woman that doesn't follow societies idea of pretty. I barely ever match and I really don't have a style. I wear what I like which could be a old fashion dress, sweats, jeans, leggings, skirts, crop tops, baggy shirts. The point I'm trying to make is that I changed when i realized I didn't care for society or appearances.