The body as an image: celebrities as models.

Authors

  • Marta Cordeiro Universidade de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2237-9126.2015v9n17p237

Keywords:

Body, Image, Celebrities.

Abstract

This article discusses the way individuals build their body and appearance using the example proposed by celebrities. For this purpose, it considers the body as image presenting arguments that bring together the body distinctive features and those of images, beginning from the catholic distinction between soul, body and flesh, which isolates the body entity. It discusses, also, the way celebrities constitute role models, referring media image circulation and analysing the relationship between the individual body and the celebrities’ model. It begins from the concepts of picture and image in relation to the word.

Author Biography

Marta Cordeiro, Universidade de Lisboa

PhD in Fine Arts and Specialist from the Universidade de Lisboa

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Published

2015-07-31

How to Cite

Cordeiro, M. (2015). The body as an image: celebrities as models. Domínios Da Imagem, 9(17), 237–256. https://doi.org/10.5433/2237-9126.2015v9n17p237

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Section

Artigos gerais