Bottichelli's The birth of venus has become a worldwide symbol of feminism, representing the purity and beauty of the female form. Something so widely acknowledged is going to initiate imitations and become kitschified. Here are some photographic representations i have collected together and the Botticelli original.
Heike Gallmeier Photograph
made from discarded plaster board the shell made from an old ikea box. Part set design and part performance part painting part photography. Interesting concept but visually it feels very uncomfortable to me, although the model looks the part i dont think it represents the ideals of the original image.
Niklas Zimmer Photograph
This image has completely removed the purity and beauty from the orignal and turned Venus into an almost selkie like creature. The makeup also only futher deters from the innocent essence of the image.
DeviantArt Digital art
Aesthetically i do like this image i love its dewy kitschy feel but i think the image is overly sexualized and the presence of an extremely muscular god type man gives the image a story that never existed before.
