Ugly vs Beautifulcan we find some universal truths?

Venus, the goddess of Beautyhow has she changed over the years?

Birth of Venus, Botticelli c. 1482

Venus, Rubens, c. 1600

Venus, Botero, 1997

Venus de Milo, c. 300 BCE

Venus Williams

details, Sistine Chapel, Adam and Hands Michelangelo, 1511

Nefertiti, c. 1350 BCE

Could beauty come from the message that is implied?

What is ugly?

Into the World There Came a Soul Named Ida, Ivan Albright, 1929

Saturn Devouring One of his Children, Goya, 1819

What elements of design in these

paintings create the sense of “ugly” for us?

How do Beauty and Ugliness Interact?

Las Meninas, Velasquez, 1656

•At the Prado Museum in Madrid•Court painting, Baroque Period of Spanish Golden Age•The Infanta Margarita and her hand servants, staring at mom and dad, the king Phillip IV and his queen•Velasquez is behind his painting; who are his subjects?•Why do you think there are dwarves in the picture?

Is Ugly in the Eye of the Beholder?

Untitled #412, Sherman, 2003Big Man, Mueck, 2000

Are Beauty or Ugliness Cultural?

Chinese shoes for bound feet

Moko tatoo, Maori tribe, New Zealand

Mursi Tribe, Ethiopia