Why are we so fixated with unrealistic forms of the human body in art?
I wrote this essay as part of my A-Level EPQ. It was accompanied by an artistic portfolio demonstrating some of the principles I write about, and some examples of the art I write about. I have attached the images from the portfolio to accompany the writing. It is quite colloquially written, rather than an academic essay. I have reviewed it and updated where appropriate. Every day, everywhere we look, we see it. We scrutinise it,…