The statue if
the Riace Warrior is a portrait of the ideal man probably around the time of
Late Classical or Hellenistic Greece. He has a confidence stance. He is noble,
bold, self-assured; he is a warrior. His body is represented in proper proportions
displaying that his muscles are at peak performance, he is fit beyond
comparison. His somewhat relaxed stance gives him the air of confidence that
lets others know that he is not a man to be trifled with. There is no one and
nothing that can stand in this man’s way. He may represent an image of the god
Zeus or Poseidon, as seen by his right hand he probably once held a staff or
weapon in it. There is no wonder why he would be considered the ideal man. He
represents the ideals of Greek culture; athleticism, strength, imperialism, and
democracy. He is freedom.
I cannot examine
the human body without my scientific perspective playing a role in shaping the
image of what the ideal body should be. I would like to be a physical therapist
and this places my passion on the health of human beings and the call from God
to have our bodies be a temple for him. What does this mean? I believe it means
to take care of the bodies he has given us by exercising, eating healthily, and
devoting time to spiritual renewal of the mind and heart. In my pictures I was
simply attempting to capture my perspective mixed in with America’s growing emphasis
on fitness and athleticism. Therefore, in my photos I attempt to interpret the
body of 2012 using this concept of the “ideal man”. In our country there is a
growing emphasis on fitness. For men there has always been this pressure to be
active and athletic, but now for women also there is a shift from the skinny
supermodel to being fit. I wanted to focus on this confidence through fitness
as portrayed previously by the Riace Warrior. The body is the first way the you
present yourself to the world and I believe that this growing emphasis on
fitness has become the new ideal way to present yourself to the world. When you
are able to take care of yourself and push your body to its peak physical
limits there is a sense of accomplishment and pride that comes with that. Much
like the Greeks of old the athlete is “back in”. There is a huge emphasis in
our world, as displayed through the Olympics this summer, on the athletic body
being the ultimate and ideal body of 2012.
The statue if the Riace Warrior is a portrait of the ideal man probably around the time of Late Classical or Hellenistic Greece. He has a confidence stance. He is noble, bold, self-assured; he is a warrior. His body is represented in proper proportions displaying that his muscles are at peak performance, he is fit beyond comparison. His somewhat relaxed stance gives him the air of confidence that lets others know that he is not a man to be trifled with. There is no one and nothing that can stand in this man’s way. He may represent an image of the god Zeus or Poseidon, as seen by his right hand he probably once held a staff or weapon in it. There is no wonder why he would be considered the ideal man. He represents the ideals of Greek culture; athleticism, strength, imperialism, and democracy. He is freedom.
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