Sunday, February 7, 2010

the constructed image : marilyn monroe

inspiration

inspiration

Name: Marilyn Monroe

Quotes:

-A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.

-Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.

-Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.

-Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

-I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.

-I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.

-I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.

-Marriage is my main career from now on.


Symbols and Index

-blonde curly hair

-hollywood sign

-film reel

-red lips

-joe Dimaggio baseball card

-mole

-beauty

-sensuality

-effervescence

-lindsay lohan



I will like to constructed an image of marilyn monroe creating a cubism interpretation of the complexity of her personality.
-grace kelly (alias at hotels)
-stage fright
vulgar
-hourglass
-tardiness
-unpredictable
-shy
-couldn't remember lines
-"dumb blonde persona"
-sexually assaulted when she was 12
-vietnam to visit the troops
-golden globe award
-sex symbols
-to get Marilyn to go to the stage they need it to "butter Marilyn up"

-3 objects:
1. hourglass ( a symbol the media used when she was dating Arthur Miller and to reflect tardiness)
2. script (to reflect the movie star career and the stage fright
3. butter (is yellow a representation of blonde and the way people need it to butter her up)
4.diamonds (wealth and the movie "Gentleman Prefer Blondes"
5. palyboybunny

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