No one tell my mom about this post. Mom, if you're reading this... don't tell you.
I'm not considering any other ideas; concept B has delivered an astonishing victory by being the thing that currently consumes my brain. The packaging is less obvious, so I need to come up with a subtle but clear method of linking the images into a cohesive statement, but the images themselves have crystallized to absolute perfection. Six pictures... six views of the Devil. I want to explore the evolution of man's ideas towards this ultimate incarnation of evil, to show in precise terms how society has long applied the Satanic label to the things they fear, but can't control.
1: The Biblical view: not the cloven-hoofed monstrosity of Revelations, but the fallen angel, the Morning Star.
2: Fear of Nature: bestial, horned, forked tail and tongue. Manimal.
3: Fear of the Feminine, Sexuality: exemplified by the Salem Witch Trials and the near-total eradication of goddess-centric religion.
4: Fear of Authority: Beelzebub as King of Hell. Stand-in for the oppressive regime.
5: Fear of Youth: best demonstrated during the infamous "Satanic Panic" of the '80s. The Devil's in the tape deck!
6: Fear of Technology: the new view, currently popular in books such as "Good Omens" and "Only Begotten Daughter." The slick character in the immaculately tailored business suit, finger poised above the button that looses the atom bomb, the anthrax, and the designer computer virus.
I'm not considering any other ideas; concept B has delivered an astonishing victory by being the thing that currently consumes my brain. The packaging is less obvious, so I need to come up with a subtle but clear method of linking the images into a cohesive statement, but the images themselves have crystallized to absolute perfection. Six pictures... six views of the Devil. I want to explore the evolution of man's ideas towards this ultimate incarnation of evil, to show in precise terms how society has long applied the Satanic label to the things they fear, but can't control.
1: The Biblical view: not the cloven-hoofed monstrosity of Revelations, but the fallen angel, the Morning Star.
2: Fear of Nature: bestial, horned, forked tail and tongue. Manimal.
3: Fear of the Feminine, Sexuality: exemplified by the Salem Witch Trials and the near-total eradication of goddess-centric religion.
4: Fear of Authority: Beelzebub as King of Hell. Stand-in for the oppressive regime.
5: Fear of Youth: best demonstrated during the infamous "Satanic Panic" of the '80s. The Devil's in the tape deck!
6: Fear of Technology: the new view, currently popular in books such as "Good Omens" and "Only Begotten Daughter." The slick character in the immaculately tailored business suit, finger poised above the button that looses the atom bomb, the anthrax, and the designer computer virus.
Really cool concept. Hope we get to see this progress through to completion.
ReplyDeleteWait. Has ANYONE seen her work yet? What's up with that, 99?
ReplyDeleteIf you're on this blog, you have. Most of my schoolwork winds up here eventually.
ReplyDeleteUh, actually I was only referring to the ones I was in and/or asked about. Honestly, I don't know what kind of supportive selfless friend you have. Sheesh.
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