¶ … Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Pink Flamingos belong to utterly different genres, they share in common aesthetic sensibilities that celebrate the macabre, fetish, and even the grotesque. As such, both films encapsulate the punk aesthetic and its complete disregard for, and subversion of, the manufactured "beauty" packaged by the dominant culture. Both these films were released in the early years of the 1970s, Pink Flamingos in 1972 and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 1974. In many ways, both films capture the disillusionment with popular culture and with establishment norms and values. The early years of the 1970s arrived at the tail end of the counterculture movement of the late 1960s, during which sexual norms and gender norms, as well as norms related to race and class were being systematically challenged. As the Vietnam War wound to a bitter end, many Americans confronted deep and even existential questions about their own society and especially its cultural myths. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Pink Flamingos challenge prevailing myths about American culture and American beauty. Tobe Hooper's 1974 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre fails to conform to mainstream aesthetics, and directly subverts those aesthetic judgments. Its monster, Leatherface, is everything a handsome man or woman is not, underscored by both his appearance and his actions. Viewers appreciate The Texas Chainsaw Massacre not to root for Leatherface, but to experience the same type of twisted pleasure that Marquis de Sade touches upon in his work. The film titillates, but not by being a "slasher" film that shows a lot of blood and gore, but by revealing the universal darkness in the human soul. That darkness is not personified necessarily, as the monster Leatherface is portrayed as being more than human. Leatherface is the epitome of human depravity. The audience is not privy to Leatherface's motives, adding an additional element of shock to the film. Part of what makes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as intense as it is from an audience perspective is the sound editing. The incessant buzz of the chainsaw, coupled with the screams of the victims, offer an overlay that more than makes up for Leatherface's own lack of words....
Evil and darkness are palpable, irrational, and inevitable.
According to Kenney, it is the responsibility of clinicians to use their sensory processes to determine how these communications are articulated and to then to reflect them back to the communication system that is experiencing difficulties. This recursive mirroring process is described by Kenney as being "sociofeedback" that people can use to help readjust their relationships with their environment. In sum, the author maintains that it is the clinician's mirroring
Now, turn to Arizona Green Tea with Ginseng. The packaging for the single serving uses the label that is mint green with an oriental flavor, suggesting the benefits of Zen and the addition of ginseng and honey. Now contrast that with the Family One Gallon size, in a clear plastic, industrial container that looks more like detergent or motor oil than a delicious health beverage. Are the products identical --
..]. Furthermore, studies indicate that between 60 and 80% of college women engage in regular binge eating and other abnormal behaviours that fall short of the criteria set by clinical scales. Many college women who are at normal weights continue to express a strong desire to be thinner and to hold beliefs about food and body image that are similar to those of women who have actual eating disorders" (Hesse-Biber
Threats Luckily, Medicis Aesthetics' capital position as a subsidiary of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation also enables it to better weather external threats to the company, which certainly exists for the industry as a whole. Threats of litigation are a very real factor of how this industry does business, especially with certain product lines. In addition, the industry is now facing the threat of a prolonged recession, which many analysts claim we are
psychoanalytic as portrayed by H. Segal. It has sources. Psychoanalytic approach to aesthetics can best be understood by understanding the theory/ies that guide us on the study of this particularly complex discipline. The theory and guidelines of psychoanalytic approach enable us to offer some insight into the worlds of literature, art and music, and on the other hand, it also allows us to better understand artists' perception and inner approaches
African Aesthetics Artefacts from Africa exhibit their cultural context. Indeed, there is value in emphasizing formal aesthetics of objects and their expression of the religious and moral values (Ray, 1993) There is a moral basis in African aesthetics. One term that epitomises such truth is that in many African languages, there is a common usage of the same word that means good and beautiful. This is in line with the meaning of
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