Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Ode to Cinderella: A Visual Odyssey, Part II


This is a group shot of the princesses. The princesses are immediately recognizable by their physical attributes in an almost Pop Art approach, reminiscent of Andy Warhol. The one on the left in the yellow dress is Belle, which you can tell from the colour of the dress as well as her brown hair and eyes; the one in the middle is Cinderella, which you can tell from her blue dress, blond hair, blue eyes, and the weird hairband-earring combo that the newer Disney version sports; Sleeping Beauty is the one in the pink dress on the right; the girls in the green dresses are Mulan and Jasmin (the artists has left this particular distinction unclear); and the teeny-tiny girl between Belle and Mulan-Jasmin is Snow White. The pregnant "princess" is not identified.


This is a Picasso-esque drawing of Cinderella; her neck is actually wider than her torso! What flare Maïa has with a marker! In this representation, Cinderella does not have any hair; surely there is symbolism at work here. The image of the flying girl in grey behind Cinderella must be a Freudian element.


This is Cinderella: Larger Than Life. OR Cinderzilla. Certainly a tribute to Peter Paul Rubens.

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