A Study on the Ugliness Images Expressed in Modem Make-Up (Based on the Color Expressions)

  • Byun, Young-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles Graduate School of Sookmyung Women′s University) ;
  • Chae, Keum-Seok (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Sookmyung Women′s University)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the trends of, the ugliness images expressed in Modern Make-up from 1995 to 2003, especially focusing on color, and to enlarge the possibility of expressions through formative elements such as shape·texture·details and to anticipate the prospect of the Make-up in the future. The results can be summarized as follows. First, Ugliness is the most negative aesthetic value which is lack of beauty, and ultimate beauty is achieved through the combination of beauty with ugliness. Second, the images of ugliness have been expressed in paintings and fashion. The 20 century paintings, representing the ugly shape are extremely exaggerated with yellow, red, black, blue, white, green. The shape have been distorted, deformed, destroyed. And Pluralism and De-constructivism with its traits of indeterminacy have become the background of ugliness images in Fashion.

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