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https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fe/a1/24/fea1247eb6d9d47c6997...

I... guess "celebration of beauty" is a good description, but let's be honest: it's insulting and artistically lazy.




The difference between the crude poster you linked to and the women portrayed by Mucha is enormous. I would say the poster you cited does not celebrate beauty at all. This one, for Trappist Liquor, does: https://www.allposters.com/-sp/Trappistine-Liquors-Posters_i...


> The difference between the crude poster you linked to and the women portrayed by Mucha is enormous.

I wasn't trying to character assassinate your favourite commercial artists. I was trying to claim that they aren't representative of the past.


In the gay community you’ll still see these kind of ads in 2021. And I don’t think anyone particularly cares...

Yes, it’s a cheap trick and tacky. But it’s also a recognition that sexual desire and beauty are real things and a part of our shared human experience.


Definitely not politically correct these days, but unlike Corporate Memphis it's memorable, a trait important for adverts.




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