The thing about this is that sculptures like these in art history were for the male gaze. Photoshop a phone to it and suddenly sheâs seen as vain and conceited. Thatâs why Iâm 100% for selfie culture because apparently men can gawk at women but when we realize how beautiful we are weâre suddenly full of ourselvesâŠ
âYou painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting âVanity,â thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for you own pleasure.â â John Berger, Ways of Seeing
I know Iâve reblogged this before but itâs so important.







