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Fairy Tale Adaptation
by , , May 6, 2007
Check out this Fairy Tale Adaptation on Rumpelstilzkin created by our talented Cass Whitlock.
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STATEMENT
The exploitation of women in media is destructive to women in our society. It is projected that a woman's sole job is to sell sex, and for some twisted reasom considered more appropriate to show a woman, rather than a man, completely nude. Women are seen, especilally in fairy tales, as objects with no voice.
Inspired by the fairy tale, Rumpelstilzkin, I used the basic story line to show how a young womanis captured and, in my version, refuses to be exploited which results in the sutration still unaffected. in the tradtitional story of Rumpelstilzkin, the young woman is weak-she asks the men around her to do everything for her. I find this character passice and unwilling to change, even when her child's life is on the line. In that situation, the character should have stood up for herself. Instead, she chooses to have a scout solve Rumpelstilzkin's riddle. Ultimately, leaving her helpless, weak and vioceless.
I choose Rumpelstilzkin because, as a child, my mother recited to me, and it was my favorite. Looking back. I never realized that the Miller's daughter was suck a feeble character. It is interesting I never questione my mother as a child abou the her actions. I was pleased when my mother allowed me to record her voice telling the tale of Rumpelstilzkin. It enhanced my memory of this story and helped me to critique the tale as she read it to me as she read it to me as an adult.
My digital collage is inspired by Frank Miller's Sin City and 300(Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.). In contrast, women characters are often portrayed as innocent and naive in traditional fairytales. I choose Frank Miller's often vulgar and violent style to depict a modern day fairytale that depicts women in the same way but has no happily ever after. I find sequential art fascinating, so combining the childhood fiarytale in a comic manner was a pleasure.
Special thanks to Martine Barnaby, Lorraine Berry, Charlie Heber, Pam Maroney, and Chris Whitlock.
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